概念慢性淋巴细胞性甲状腺炎(以下简称CLT)也叫桥本氏甲状腺炎,是儿童及青少年时期最常见的甲状腺疾病,也是青少年时期甲状腺功能低下(或伴有或不伴有甲状腺肿)最常见的病因。桥本氏在1912年最先描述了4例CLT的病人。此后,人们对本病的认识有了很大提高。于1938年又有CLT的报导。近年来报导发病率约为1％。每年每1,000个儿童中有 The concept of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (hereinafter referred to as CLT), also known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, is the most common thyroid disease in childhood and adolescence and is also the most common form of hypothyroidism (with or without goiter) in adolescence The etiology. Hashimoto first described four patients with CLT in 1912. Since then, people’s awareness of the disease has been greatly improved. In 1938 another CLT report. In recent years, the reported incidence of about 1%. Every 1,000 children a year