Thyroid disease - consequences for the organism as a whole

Thyroid disease - consequences for the organism as a whole
Goiter
The impact of the disease
Chronic

goiter in thyroid diseases

The value of the crop in the presence of thyroid disease

Usually thyroid diffuse uniformly increased, soft consistency. The value of the crop is not constant, it varies depending on the therapy and the emotional state of the patient (on the background of increasing anxiety or stress). The degree of severity of the disease the value of the crop has no effect. Observed severe manifestations of diffuse goiter at small sizes cancer.

Decided to allocate according to the existing classification of five degrees increase in cancer:

when I degree increase in cancer is not seen, unnoticed in the eyes can be felt only Isthmus
at the II degree of iron and its share of well-defined by palpation, while swallowing the increased size become visible
Grade III figuratively called syndrome "thick necks"
the further progression of the process leads to changes in the configuration of the neck (IV degree)
huge goiter growing at V magnification

The consequence of an excess amount of hormones is also a characteristic eye symptoms, which can be called "thyrotoxic exophthalmos." Patients report anxiety associated with lacrimation, photophobia, eyelid edema. Most often appears exophthalmia (or exophthalmos) on both sides, rarely this pathology is one-sided. When compensation hormonal gland function ocular symptoms regress without significant health effects. Only if severe lesions can be marked changes in visual acuity, there is double vision (becomes permanent symptom), it becomes impossible to close the eyelids completely.

In the process of studying clinical hyperthyroidism Hyperthyroidism: problems with the thyroid gland it was found that patients are not always possible to observe clear signs of the disease. Often a marked increase in the size of the prostate, no permanent tachycardia and characteristic symptoms of pathology of the vision. It is recommended to consult a doctor at the first signs of trouble, because at this stage of development can be prevented in the future severe complications.

The manifestations of thyroid hypofunction

If thyroid hormones are secreted in insufficient quantity, this naturally reflected on the state of organs and tissues. In the most severe cases, as a consequence of the universal swelling of the mucous membranes, develops pathological simptomokomleks as myxedema. This term can be used to describe mucus swelling of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Status of hypothyroidism caused by processes in the gland itself (this is the primary disease), as well as changes in the level of regulation of the secretion of hormones. The second embodiment is much rarer than the primary nature of the disease.

In assessing the functional activity of the gland can be difficulties associated with changes in the processes of transformation of peripheral hormones. Lowering the level of thyroid hormones may in pathology kidney, liver, and even during pregnancy. For a doctor it is important to gather medical history to rule out pathological effect of comorbidity on hormone levels in the blood. Not in all cases due to insufficient hormones thyroid disorders.

Hypothyroidism (or hypothyroidism) develops in patients at different ages, both children and the elderly. Recently, due to the increasing number of autoimmune diseases significantly marked increase in thyroid abnormalities, including hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism . Particular attention should be paid to inspection of older patients, how to develop non-specific general symptoms they may have wrongly attributed to age-involutive processes. Clinical symptoms are different polymorphism, patients impose a very large number of complaints, among which the physician must identify the main. Noteworthy is the presence of severe weakness, lethargy, fatigue, daytime sleepiness and insomnia at night, sluggishness, memory impairment. A number of patients having pain stubborn in the lumbar region. This symptom can be taken as a manifestation of osteochondrosis, but pain persists only against adequate thyroid therapy.