Thyroid Diseases |
Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis; Goiter; Hashimoto Thyroiditis; Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; Hashimoto's Disease; Hashimoto//'s disease; Thyroid Disease; Thyroiditis |
A goitre (or goiter) (Latin struma), also called a bronchocele, is a swelling in the neck (just below adam's apple or larynx) due to an enlarged thyroid gland. They are classified in different ways: A "diffuse goitre" is a goitre that has spread through all of the thyroid (and is contrasted with a "simple goitre", "single thyroid nodule" and "multinodular goitre". "Toxic goitre" refers to goitre with hyperthyroidism. These are derived from inflammation, neoplasm, and some kinds of activat ...
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Resources
- AACE Physician Finder (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
- American Thyroid Association
- Antithyroid Drugs (UpToDate)
- Are Thyroid Nodules That Grow Cancerous? (American College of Physicians)
- Atlas of the Body: The Endocrine System (American Medical Association)
- Calcium Pentagastrin Test (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hyperthyroidism (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypothyroidism (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Thyroid Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Congenital Hypothyroidism (MAGIC Foundation)
- Effects of Removing Thyroid Antigens in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (American College of Physicians)
- Find a Thyroid Specialist (American Thyroid Association)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Graves' Disease (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Genetics Home Reference: Congenital hypothyroidism (Genetics Home Reference)
- Genetics Home Reference: Pendred syndrome (Genetics Home Reference)
- Goiter (MayoClinic)
- Graves' Dermopathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Graves' Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Graves' Disease (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF File (American Thyroid Association)
- Hashimoto's Disease and the Flu Shot (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hashimoto's Disease: What it is and How It's Treated (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hashimoto's Disease: What It Is and How It's Treated (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hormonal Causes of Ovulatory Disorders (Resolve)
- Hormone Foundation
- How to Take the Thyroid "Neck Check" (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) - Links to PDF File
- Hyperparathyroidism (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Hyperthyroidism (New York Thyroid Center)
- Hyperthyroidism (MayoClinic)
- Hyperthyroidism: Can It Cause Bone Thinning? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hypothyroidism (American Thyroid Association)
- Hypothyroidism (New York Thyroid Center)
- Hypothyroidism (MayoClinic)
- Hypothyroidism: Can It Cause Joint Pain? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Myopathy - Thyrotoxic (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Neck Swelling (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Organizations for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Postpartum Thyroiditis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Preparing to Receive I-131: The Low-Iodine Diet (National Institutes of Health) - Links to PDF File
- Radioactive Iodine Use for Thyroid Diseases (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF File
- Radioiodine Therapy (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) - Links to PDF File
- Soy: Does It Adversely Affect the Thyroid? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Subacute (Viral) Thyroiditis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- T3 (Triiodothyronine): The Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- T4 (Thyroxine): The Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Thyroid Disease (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Thyroid Disease (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF File
- Thyroid Disease and Teens (Nemours Foundation)
- Thyroid Disease and the Eye (American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
- Thyroid Disease Definitions (Nemours Foundation)
- Thyroid Disease in Women: Disorders of Menstruation, Fertility and Pregnancy (New York Thyroid Center)
- Thyroid Diseases (Lab Tests Online)
- Thyroid Diseases (Medline Plus)
- Thyroid Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Thyroid Disorders (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Thyroid Disorders (Nemours Foundation)
- Thyroid Disorders in the Older Patient (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF File
- Thyroid Eye Disease (New York Thyroid Center)
- Thyroid Hormone Treatment (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF File (American Thyroid Association)
- Thyroid Nodules (New York Thyroid Center)
- Thyroid Nodules (MayoClinic)
- Thyroid Scan/Thyroid Uptake Study (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- Thyroid Surgery [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Thyroid through the Ages: Birth and Early Childhood (Growth) (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
- Thyroid through the Ages: Midlife (Menopause) (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
- Thyroid through the Ages: The Reproductive Years (Pregnancy) (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
- Thyroidectomy (InteliHealth)
- Thyroperoxidase (TPO) Antibodies Test (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- TRH Stimulation Test (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- What Is an Endocrinologist? (Hormone Foundation)
- Your Thyroid Gland (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)

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