Radioiodine therapy is a nuclear medicine method used to treat diseases of the thyroid gland. This procedure is particularly effective for hyperthyroidism, goiter, or thyroid carcinoma. What is radioiodine therapy? Radioiodine therapy is a nuclear medicine method used to treat diseases of the thyroid gland. Radioiodine therapy is used to treat problems with the thyroid … Radioiodine Therapy: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Inflammations belong to the rather rare diseases of the thyroid gland. Behind the term “thyroiditis” is an inhomogeneous group of different clinical pictures. However, they have one thing in common: a diffuse or focal inflammatory reaction of the thyroid tissue to an inflammatory stimulus. Thyroiditis can be classified according to its cause, its clinical course, … Thyroiditis: Cause and Course
An inflammation of the thyroid gland tissue is called thyroiditis. It occurs rarely compared to other thyroid diseases. The most common causes include autoimmune diseases. Here, antibodies produced by the immune system are directed against the body’s own cells. Bacteria, viruses and external influences such as injuries and radiation treatment can also cause inflammation. What … Thyroiditis
De Quervain Thyroiditis Thyroiditis de Quervain is a subacute inflammation of the thyroid gland. In the context of thyroiditis de Quervain, general symptoms such as exhaustion and fatigue occur. The thyroid gland can be painful when palpated. Additional symptoms are fever, headache, muscle aches and clinical signs of hyperthyroidism. In comparison to acute thyroiditis, the … De Quervain Thyroiditis | Thyroiditis
Diagnosis A typical symptom pattern already gives first indications of the possible cause. The thyroid gland can be felt with the fingertips. It is located slightly below the larynx and lies at the front of the windpipe. An enlargement is possible in the course of an inflammatory reaction. A goiter may not be visible at … Diagnosis | Thyroiditis
Prognosis The prognosis of acute thyroiditis is good. With timely antibiotic therapy, the disease subsides without consequences within a few days. However, if the thyroid tissue is severely damaged, an underfunction may occur. The subacute form should be treated with anti-inflammatory agents. In this way, the thyroiditis also heals without permanent damage within a few … Prognosis | Thyroiditis
Almost always, the inflammation begins insidiously – nothing hurts, there are no complaints. After some time, the thyroid gland may slowly enlarge, but this is often not even noticed by the affected person. Occasionally, in the course of acute “inflammatory attacks”, thyroid hormones are suddenly released into the blood, causing symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Only later … Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Symptoms and Diagnosis
The goal of treatment is to normalize the metabolic situation. For this purpose, hormone tablets must be taken – in an initially low dose that is slowly increased. Once the hormone levels have normalized, the patient has to see his doctor once a year. Even during pregnancy, the medication must continue to be taken and … Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Treatment
In 1912, Japanese physician Hakaru Hashimoto published the discovery he had made in the thyroid glands of four women: the tissue was riddled with white blood cells – cells that did not belong there – it showed a conversion of glandular tissue into connective tissue and shrinkage. This was the first time Hashimoto had described … Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: When the Body Attacks the Thyroid Gland
Thyroiditis, also known as thyroiditis, is a generic term for a group of diseases of various causes, prognoses and courses, all based on inflammation of the thyroid gland. The German Society of Endocrinology differentiates thyroiditis into three classes: all forms of thyroiditis are, however, well treatable today and have a very low risk of complications … Inflammation of the thyroid gland
Subacute Thyroiditis (de Quervain) The inflammation of the thyroid gland, also known as Quervain’s thyroiditis or thyroiditis de Quervain after the Swiss Fritz de Quervain (1868-1941), is also an inflammatory tissue disease of the thyroid gland, although it shows a somewhat slower progression of the disease (subacute) and different symptoms than acute thyroiditis. The origin … Subacute Thyroiditis (de Quervain) | Inflammation of the thyroid gland
The chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) Chronic thyroiditis according to Hashimoto is an autoimmune disease, i.e. a disease in which the body’s own cells mistakenly attack other functional cells. This process takes place slowly in the thyroid gland and is irreversible. However, the function of the thyroid gland can be replaced very well and without great … The chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) | Inflammation of the thyroid gland