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Hashimoto thyroiditis can be serious if not treated. However, it can often be managed with treatment. Learn about severity, symptoms, and treatment.
May 28, 2026
Hashimoto thyroiditis can be serious if not treated. However, it can often be managed with treatment. Learn about severity, symptoms, and treatment.
Understanding the Context
While rare, more serious complications of the hypothyroidism resulting from autoimmune thyroiditis are pericardial effusion, pleural effusion, both of which require further medical attention, and myxedema coma, which is an endocrine emergency. [10]