Hypothyroidism
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Etiology
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Iodine deficiency (rare in developed world)
- Thyroid surgery, irradiation, or radioiodine
- Subacute (de Quervain’s) thyroiditis (after initial hyperthyroidism)
- Severe illness
- Drugs causing hypothyroidism: lithium, amiodarone, propylthiouracil, methimazole, phenylbutazone, sulfonamides, interferon ?
- Riedel’s thyroiditis
- Deficient pituitary thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
- "Subclinical" hypothyroidism: high TSH, clinically euthyroid, normal T4
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Etiology
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Iodine deficiency (rare in developed world)
- Thyroid surgery, irradiation, or radioiodine
- Subacute (de Quervain’s) thyroiditis (after initial hyperthyroidism)
- Severe illness
- Drugs causing hypothyroidism: lithium, amiodarone, propylthiouracil, methimazole, phenylbutazone, sulfonamides, interferon ?
- Riedel’s thyroiditis
- Deficient pituitary thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
- "Subclinical" hypothyroidism: high TSH, clinically euthyroid, normal T4
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Hypothyroidism." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114310/2/Hypothyroidism.
Zeiger RFR. Hypothyroidism. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114310/2/Hypothyroidism. Accessed January 27, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Hypothyroidism. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114310/2/Hypothyroidism
Zeiger RFR. Hypothyroidism [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2023 January 27]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114310/2/Hypothyroidism.
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