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Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune condition that can cause hypothyroidism. Autoimmune conditions are those in which the immune system acts abnormally, attacking healthy tissue in the body. Another name for Hashimoto’s is “chronic autoimmune thyroiditis.” In Hashimoto’s disease, the immune system gets inappropriately activated against part of the thyroid gland.