Common thyroid conditions - PBSci 7

Hashimoto's thyroiditis

An autoimmune condition causing hypothyroidism with anti-TPO antibodies

Graves' disease

An autoimmune condition causing hyperthyroidism with TSH receptor antibodies

Subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain’s)

A painful, post-viral inflammatory thyroid condition with transient hyperthyroidism

Silent/painless thyroiditis

A painless, autoimmune inflammatory thyroid condition with transient thyrotoxicosis

Toxic multimodular goiter

A cause of hyperthyroidism characterized by multiple autonomous nodules

Iodine deficiency goiter

The most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide, leading to thyroid enlargement

Jod-Basedow phenomenon

Iodine-induced hyperthyroidism, often occurring in individuals with a multinodular goiter

Cretinism

Severe congenital hypothyroidism causing growth retardation and mental impairment

Hypothyroidism

Condition characterized by fatigue, weight gain, cold intolerance, and bradycardia

Hyperthyroidism

Condition characterized by weight loss, heat intolerance, tachycardia, and anxiety

Graves' disease

Hyperthyroid condition associated with diffuse goiter, exophthalmos, and pretibial myxedema

Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Hypothyroid condition where the thyroid may be goitrous early on and atrophic later

Thyroid cancers

Neoplastic conditions that often present as a thyroid nodule, with papillary being most common

Medullary thyroid carcinoma

A thyroid cancer arising from C-cells, often associated with calcitonin production

Goiter

A general term for an enlarged thyroid gland, which can be diffuse or nodular

Thyroid nodules

Single or multiple growths that may be benign (adenoma, cyst) or malignant

Hormone imbalance

What category of thyroid condition is hypothyroidism?

Hormone imbalance

What category of thyroid condition is hyperthyroidism?

Autoimmune

What category of thyroid condition is Hashimoto's thyroiditis?

Autoimmune

What category of thyroid condition is Graves' disease?

Nodular disease

What category of thyroid condition is goiter?

Nodular disease

What category of thyroid condition is thyroid nodules?

Inflammatory

What category of thyroid condition is subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain's)?

Inflammatory

What category of thyroid condition is silent/painless thyroiditis?

Neoplastic

What category of thyroid condition is thyroid cancer?

Congenital

What category of thyroid condition is cretinism?

Iodine-related

What category of thyroid condition is iodine deficiency goiter?

Iodine-related

What category of thyroid condition is Jod-Basedow phenomenon?