Thyroid disease - consequences for the whole body

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

thyroid disease effects of the illness

Thyroid disease - the impact of the disease on health

Due to the poor and non-specific symptoms, patients are long treatment for their non-existent diseases. They exhibited the diagnosis of pyelonephritis, depression Depression , Angina and other pathological conditions.

Only in severe hypothyroidism, where there have been marked changes in hormonal activity, there are very characteristic symptoms:

pale and puffy face
the presence of periorbital edema
facial features become swollen and enlarged

Due to changes in the main exchange and violation of thermoregulation (heat prevails over the heat production) patients constantly feel a sense of cold, feel cold and try to wrap yourself in something warm, even at high ambient temperatures. The emergence of a sense of chilliness also contributes to slowing of peripheral blood flow. The skin is cold to the touch, stiffness and pale. Sometimes on the palmar surface of the hands can be seen as yellow skin spots that mistakenly regarded as a sign of hepatitis.

Hormone deficiency leads to the development of edema with a variety of systemic manifestations. Edema is not limited to subcutaneous tissue, swollen vocal cords, tongue, the structure of the middle ear. Displacement language increases its lateral surfaces there are traces of the teeth. Risk of swelling of the tongue and vocal cords associated with the risk of apnea during sleep (cessation of breathing). Significantly reduced hearing. For hypothyroidism is characterized by the appearance of muscle weakness and fatigue. Severe muscle pain, cramps, and other symptoms of myopathy depends on the severity of the disease. Subsequently there psevdogipertrofiya muscle that is associated with an increase in lean body mass (muscle stiffness and dense).

Based on the results of a large number of statistical studies revealed that the most vulnerable to a gradual increase in blood pressure with age, those patients who suffer from hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism compared to individuals with normal thyroid function. This has allowed to include hypothyroidism risk factors for hypertension. Intuitively, such a change can be detected after surgery for diffuse goiter. If we evaluate the influence of traditional ideas about hypothyroidism on cardiovascular system, there is no clear evidence, it is recommended to take into account the impact of the disease as a provoking factor.

Inflammation as a cause of the disease

Pathogenic influence coccal infection is the cause of the inflammatory process in the thyroid gland. On the infectious nature of the disease suggests a common name for this pathology (thyroiditis). Given that in the modern world has become widespread antibiotic treatment, the acute processes are much rarer than chronic diseases. The source of infection are pockets in the ear (otitis media), throat (tonsillitis) or the lungs (pneumonia). The bacteria get into the thyroid tissue of lymphogenous or hematogenous routes.

Inflammation holds a portion or all of the proportion of the entire share to the pathological process characterized all stages of development of inflammatory diseases. In acute purulent thyroiditis period when body temperature rises to higher values, develop pain in the neck. The pain is extremely severe, it may be pulsating, while it radiates to the jaw or ear. Naturally there is a reaction on the part of the peripheral lymph nodes, they increase in size and during their examination, tenderness.

The functional activity of the gland does not suffer as a need for thyroid hormones is provided intact shares. Acute thyroiditis tends to the formation of abscesses in the structure of cancer, which can be opened to the outside or into the mediastinum. The last option is the most unfavorable in terms of prognosis for health and life. If it is a time required medical therapy, the healing process takes place without disturbing the function of the gland, the ability to work is restored immediately after the acute phase of the inflammatory disease.

The effectiveness of the treatment affects the sensitivity of isolated microorganism to antibacterial drugs. If you can not conduct bacteriological examination, there shall be those antibacterial agents, which have a wide range of influences (are drugs penicillin). Cocci infection is sensitive to these drugs, but if in the first three days did not start to improve the patient's condition, it is necessary to make a change of medication.