Environmental factors affecting autoimmune thyroid disease.
A number of environmental factors affect the incidence and progression of autoimmune thyroid disease. Exposure to excess iodine, certain drugs, infectious agents and pollutants, and stress have all been implicated.
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Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester.
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D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects; D004777:Environment; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D007455:Iodine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000209:etiology*
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007455:Iodine; D008094:Lithium; D000638:Amiodarone