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(d)          Pneumocystis jirovecii infection;
(e)          sarcoidosis;
(f)           systemic lupus erythematosus;
(g)          systemic sclerosis (scleroderma); or
(h)          tuberculosis.
                                  specified list of drugs means:
(a)          aminoglutethimide;
(b)          antithyroid drugs;
(c)          antituberculous drugs for multidrug resistant tuberculosis;
(d)          bexarotene;
(e)          carbamazepine;
(f)           ethionamide;
(g)          immune checkpoint inhibitors;
(h)          interferon alpha;
(i)            interleukin-2;
(j)            lenalidomide;
(k)          lithium carbonate;
(l)            mitotane;
(m)        oxcarbazepine;
(n)          phenobarbital;
(o)          phenytoin;
(p)          quetiapine;
(q)          thalidomide;
(r)           tyrosine kinase inhibitors; or
(s)           valproic acid.
                                  specified list of forms of thyroiditis means:
(a)          drug-induced thyroiditis;
(b)          infectious thyroiditis;
(c)          Riedel thyroiditis;
(d)          silent thyroiditis, including postpartum thyroiditis; or
(e)          subacute thyroiditis.
         Note 1: Infectious thyroiditis may be due to a mycobacterial or fungal infection of the thyroid gland.  Organisms that can cause infectious thyroiditis include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pneumocystis jirovecii and fungi belonging to the species Aspergillus, Candida or Coccidioides.
         Note 2: Subacute thyroiditis is also known as de Quervain thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, giant cell thyroiditis or non-suppurative thyroiditis.
                                  terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
(a)           pneumonia;
(b)           respiratory failure;
(c)           cardiac arrest;
(d)           circulatory failure; or
(e)           cessation of brain function.
                                  VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.