It is difficult to reliably sonographically differentiate Hashimoto thyroiditis from other thyroid pathology. Ultrasound features can be variable depending of the severity and phase of disease 1,5 1  : diffusely enlarged thyroid gland with a heterogeneous echotexture is a common sonographic presentation 6.atients usually present with hypothyroidism +/- goitre. However a very small proportion of cases (~5%) can present with hyperthyroidism (hashithyrotoxicosis). There is often a gradual painless enlargement of the thyroid gland during the initially phase with atrophy and fibrosis later on in the course.
Kathryn /kath-ryn/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name. Kathryn's name origin is Greek, and Kathryn means pure. Kathryn is a variant transcription of Catherine (Greek): from katharos. Kathryn is also a form of Katherine (Greek). Kreatif forms: Kathron, Kaythryn, Keithryn.
Kathryn is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Kat-hryn. In the U.S. in 2014, it ranked 293 in baby name popularity for girls with 1107 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name. View the Kathryn Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Kathryn has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Kathryn to other names.