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==Who is at risk for goitre?== | ==Who is at risk for goitre?== | ||
Goiters can affect anyone. Some common risk factors for goiter include: | |||
:*A lack of dietary [[iodine]]: Epidemical data show that people living in areas lack of [[iodine]] and not getting enough iodine in the diet are at high risk of goiter. | |||
:*Female gender: Studies demonstrate that women are more likely to thyroid disorders than men. | |||
:*Age over 50 years | |||
:*Personnal or family history: A personal or family history of autoimmune disease increases your risk. | |||
:*Certain medications: Some drugs, such as [[immunosuppressant]]s, [[antiretroviral]]s, [[amiodarone]] for [[arrhythmia]] and [[lithium]] for psychiatric disorders, may increase the risk of developing goitre. | |||
:*[[Radiation]]: Clinical surveys demonstrate the risk increases when patients have been treated with [[radiation]] to the neck or chest area, even when they have been exposed to radiation in a nuclear facility, test or accident. | |||
==How to know you have goitre?== | ==How to know you have goitre?== | ||
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| Goitre (patient information) | |
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|---|---|
| a woman with a goitre | |
| ICD-10 | E01.0-E01.2 |
| ICD-9 | 240.9 |
| DiseasesDB | 5332 |
| MedlinePlus | 001178 |
| MeSH | Goiter |
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What is goitre?
How do I know if I have Goitre and what are the symptoms of goitre?
Not all goiters cause signs and symptoms. When symptoms do occur they may include:
- A visible swelling at the base of your neck, the size may range from a single small nodule to large neck lump.
- A tight feeling in your throat
- Cough
- Hoarseness
- Difficulty swallowing
- Shortness of breath
- Fatigue
- Increased appetite
- Nervousness
- Restlessness
- Weight loss
- Muscle cramps
Who is at risk for goitre?
Goiters can affect anyone. Some common risk factors for goiter include:
- A lack of dietary iodine: Epidemical data show that people living in areas lack of iodine and not getting enough iodine in the diet are at high risk of goiter.
- Female gender: Studies demonstrate that women are more likely to thyroid disorders than men.
- Age over 50 years
- Personnal or family history: A personal or family history of autoimmune disease increases your risk.
- Certain medications: Some drugs, such as immunosuppressants, antiretrovirals, amiodarone for arrhythmia and lithium for psychiatric disorders, may increase the risk of developing goitre.
- Radiation: Clinical surveys demonstrate the risk increases when patients have been treated with radiation to the neck or chest area, even when they have been exposed to radiation in a nuclear facility, test or accident.
How to know you have goitre?
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Diseases with similar symptoms
Where to find medical care for goitre?
Directions to Hospitals Treating goitre
Prevention of goitre
What to expect (Outook/Prognosis)?
Prognosis of goitre depends on the causes of the disease. The outcome of goitre caused by the thyroid cancer is worse than prognosis caused by other diseases, such as Graves' disease, Hashimoto's disease and iodine deficiency.
Copyleft Sources
http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/goiter/DS00217/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001178.htm