Sentences with phrase «called lymphocytic thyroiditis»

Autoimmune thyroiditis (also called lymphocytic thyroiditis) is the most common cause of primary hypothyroidism in dogs and is known to be an inherited disease.

Most cases of canine hypothyroidism appear to be caused by infiltrating cells from the immune system — lymphocytes that enter the thyroid gland in a condition called lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis (Graham et al., 2001).