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Acute Hepatitis-Like Syndrome Revealing Hashimoto Thyroiditis

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Described for the first time in 1912 by the Japanese doctor Hakaru Hashimoto [1], the thyroiditis that had been bearing his name is currently considered to be the most common autoimmune disease in the world [2] and represents a major health problem [3]. Its prevalence in the United States of America is estimated at 4-13% of the general population [3]. This endocrinopathy is characterized by a large clinical polymorphism making its diagnosis a real challenge for clinicians [4-5]. Indeed, its spectrum of clinical presentations can range from completely asymptomatic forms (silent thyroiditis) to the most severe forms of Hashimoto encephalopathy, via subclinical forms and “unusual” or “atypical” forms of presentation [5-8]. 

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