Thyroid disorders
Diseases of the thyroid gland
Hyper- and hypofunction (affects about 2% of the population):
- Hypothyroidism (underactivity)
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis / thyroiditis
- Ord's thyroiditis
- Postoperative hypothyroidism
- Postpartum thyroiditis
- Silent thyroiditis
- Acute thyroiditis
- Iatrogenic hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism (overactivity)
- Thyroid storm
- Graves-Basedow disease
- Toxic thyroid nodule
- Toxic nodular struma (Plummer's disease)
- Hashitoxicosis
- Iatrogenic hyperthyroidism
- De Quervain thyroiditis (inflammation starting as hyperthyroidism, can end as hypothyroidism)
Anatomical problems:
- Goitre
- Lingual thyroid
- Thryoglossal duct cyst
Tumors:
- Thyroid adenoma
- Thyroid cancer
- Papillary
- Follicular
- Medullary
- Anaplastic
- Lymphomas and metastasis from elsewhere (rare)
Deficiencies:
Medication linked to thyroid disease includes amiodarone, lithium salts, some types of interferon and IL-2.
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