Thyroid Goiter can manifest itself in different ways. This depends on the increasing or decreasing function of the prostate as well as the dimensions of the crop. That is why the disease can occur quickly, and may have pronounced symptoms. Timely detection of thyroid goiter and complete examination of the patient is important.
What is a thyroid goiter and its species
Goiter is any apparent increase in thyroid associated with proliferative (growth of breast tissue cells) and hypertrophic (increase in gland) process in its tissue (parenchyma). Goiter is a major manifestation of a number of thyroid diseases of various origins.
Goitre can occur with increased thyroid function (hyperthyroidism), its decrease (hypothyroidism) or its functioning in normal (euthyroid).
The most common type of goitre is endemic goiter, which occurs in people with insufficient iodine content in food and water in a given geographical area. This produces insufficient amount of thyroid hormones
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and under the influence of thyroid stimulating hormone pituitary gland tissue grows.
If severe disorders of the thyroid gland is not present, and the patient lives in a non-endemic area, then it can be formed sporadic goiter. It is formed malabsorption iodine (e.g., by eating large amounts of certain products - cabbage, turnip rape, soy and so on, in certain diseases of the liver and gastrointestinal tract).
Goiter may be due to thyroid enlargement
Increase in thyroid - that underlies the disease
and its enhanced functions. This causes a metabolic disorder and disruption of many organs and systems. This is called diffuse toxic goiter.
Symptoms of Graves' disease
The disease often begins acutely, but may begin gradually. Typically an increase in the size of the thyroid and symptoms of thyrotoxicosis: tachycardia
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, Disorders of the organs of vision (ophthalmopathy), increased mental irritability, fine tremors of the limbs and whole body weight loss with increased appetite, weakness, sweating, small (subfebrile) increase in temperature.
The skin in these patients has high moisture and elasticity, fat less than the norm, a severe form of it disappears almost completely (wasting). These changes occur against a background of normal or increased appetite, constant thirst. Patients with difficulty tolerate heat. Since thyrotoxicosis accelerates metabolism
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It occurs enhanced protein breakdown, which is manifested by muscle weakness, and decrease in the volume of muscle.
Ophthalmopathy occurs more than half of the patients seen in the form of a protrusion of the eyeballs (exophthalmos), unusual gleam in his eyes, the appearance of white strips of the sclera between the end of the century and the edge of the iris in the eye movement down (a symptom Graefe) Slow flashing eyelids, wide-open eye and another gap. Due to violations of closing the eyelid may occur drying and ulceration of the cornea, creating a threat to sight.
It develops so-called cardiothyrotoxicosis - poor circulation associated with metabolic disturbances in heart muscle - the myocardium and toxic effects on the myocardium of thyroid hormones. Simultaneous appears increased tissue oxygen demand, and this leads to the development of permanent tachycardia and cardiac arrhythmias, until fibrillation.
Violations of the digestive organs manifested as loose stools, nausea, vomiting, decreased gastric acidity. It may also be violated liver function and the function of other endocrine glands. It is also characteristic of mental disorders - reducing mental activity (fatigue), emotional disorders (tearfulness, anger, temper, mood variability), mood disorders as anxiety and depression.
Timely detection of diffuse toxic goiter to avoid serious complications and to achieve recovery of the patient.
Symptoms of endemic and sporadic goiter
Symptoms of these diseases is determined by the shape, size of the crop and the functional state of the thyroid gland. Typically, patients complain only cosmetic flaws. When there is a large pressure goiter in the neck, after increasing stress and the background of menstruation in women.
The pressure on the blood vessels may lead to vasodilatation of the neck and the front surface of the chest. Hemorrhage in the crop, he quickly grows in size and becomes painful.
Most of these are euthyroid goiters, but did not rule out a reduction or increase in thyroid function.
Any crop requires further careful examination.
Galina Romanenko