Question

What is the primary consequence of autoimmune response targeting the thyroid?

Options

• Hashimoto's disease with destruction of the thyroid and development of myxoedema

• Muscle weakness and myasthenia gravis

• Joint inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis

• Chronic anaemia due to red blood cell destruction

Answer 1

When the immune response targets the thyroid, it causes Hashimoto's disease, with destruction of the thyroid tissue and the development of myxoedema. This condition results from the autoimmune destruction of thyroid cells, leading to decreased thyroid hormone production and the characteristic symptoms of myxoedema.