Thyroid Disease (cont.)
Ruchi Mathur, MD, FRCP(C)
Ruchi Mathur, MD, FRCP(C) is an Attending Physician with the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Associate Director of Clinical Research, Recruitment and Phenotyping with the Center for Androgen Related Disorders, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
In this Article
- Introduction to thyroid disease
- Thyroid 101: What is the thyroid and what does it do?
- What types of thyroid disease can occur when the function of the thyroid is affected?
- What signs and symptoms can occur if thyroid function is affected?
- What types of thyroid disease can occur when the structure of the thyroid is affected?
- What signs and symptoms can occur if thyroid structure is affected?
- How is the diagnosis of thyroid disease made?
- What is the treatment for thyroid disease?
- What is the outlook for someone with a thyroid disease?
- Thyroid Disease At A Glance
- Thyroid FAQs
- Find a local Endocrinologist in your town
What types of thyroid disease can occur when the function of the thyroid is affected??
If the thyroid itself is under-active, or if the regulators of the thyroid gland are not functioning properly, hypothyroidism can result. There are many causes of hypothyroidism such as the following:
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis (autoimmune
thyroiditis)
- Postpartum thyroiditis (inflammation of the thyroid
gland after pregnancy)
- Acute thyroiditis
- Silent thyroiditis
- Thyroid hormone resistance
- Medications that affect thyroid function [such as amiodarone (Cordarone)]
Learn more about: Cordarone
If the thyroid is overactive, or if the regulators of the thyroid gland are pushing the thyroid to produce too much hormone, hyperthyroidism can result. Some of the causes of hyperthyroidism are listed below:
- Graves' disease
- Toxic multinodular goiter
- Toxic nodule ("hot" nodule)
- Excessive intake of iodine
- Hashitoxicosis
- Medications (ingesting thyroid hormone)
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