Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: History and Future Outlook

Yuji Hiromatsu, Hiroshi Satoh, Nobuyuki Amino

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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), a common thyroid disease, is now recognized as an autoimmune thyroid disorder (AITD). However, surprisingly little is known about its discoverer, Hakaru Hashimoto, who first described the disease in 1912 …