Diseases of endocrine system. Hypothyreosis. Classification, diagnosis, clinical presentation, treatment. Thyroiditis.
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2013
Authors
Zhuravlyova, Larysa
Fedorov, Volodymyr
Filonenko, Maryna
Yankevych, Oleksandr
Krivonosova, O.
Oliinyk, Mariia
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Abstract
Hypothyroidism is a common endocrine disorder resulting from deficiency of thyroid hormone. Hypothyroidism occurs at any age but is particularly common among the elderly. It occurs in close to 10 % of women and 6 % of men > 65. Although typically easy to diagnose in younger adults, it may be subtle and manifest atypically in the elderly.Thyroiditis is a general term that refers to «inflammation of the thyroid gland». Thyroiditis includes a group of individual disorders causing thyroidal inflammation but presenting in different ways.
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hypothyroidism, myxedema coma, thyroiditis, chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, invasive fibrous thyroiditis (Riedel’s goiter)
Citation
Diseases of endocrine system. Hypothyreosis. Classification, diagnosis, clinical presentation, treatment. Thyroiditis : methodological recommendations for students of IV course / comp.: L. V. Zhuravlyova, V. O. Fedorov, M. V. Filonenko [et al.]. – Kharkiv : KNMU, 2013. – 20 p.