Goitre

Introduction: Goitre

Description of Goitre

Goitre (medical condition): Swollen neck thyroid gland...more »

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Goiter:
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Goitre: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Goitre: Enlargement of the THYROID GLAND that may increase from about 20 grams to hundreds of grams in human adults. Goiter is observed in individuals with normal thyroid function (euthyroidism), thyroid deficiency (HYPOTHYROIDISM), or hormone overproduction (HYPERTHYROIDISM). Goiter may be congenital or acquired, sporadic or endemic (GOITER, ENDEMIC).
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Goitre: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Goitre:

• Thyroid
• Thyroid symptoms (172 causes)
• Thyroid disease (18 causes)
• Thyroid disorder
• Thyroid pain (15 causes)
• Gland
• Can
• Hormone
• Deficiency
• Deficiency disease

Goitre as a Disease

Goitre: Another name for Goiter (or close medical condition association).
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Goitre: Related Diseases

Goitre: Goitre is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Thyroid disorders

Causes of Goitre

Some of the causes of Goitre are included in the list below:

• Iodine deficiency
• Hypothyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism - goiters can arise from both increased and reduce thyroid hormones.
• Autoimmune thyroid disease
• Graves' disease

See full list of 69 causes of Goitre (Goiter)

Symptoms of Goitre (Goiter)

Some of the symptoms of Goitre incude:

• Swollen front of the neck
• Protruding eyes

Read more about symptoms of Goitre (Goiter)

Treatments for Goitre (Goiter)

Treatments for Goitre (Goiter) include:

• Iodine in diet - if goiter caused by iodine deficiency
• Thyroid replacement therapy
• Thyroxine
• Thyroidectomy - mainly for nodular goiter
• See also treatment of Graves' disease - for toxic goiter

See full list of 8 treatments for Goitre

Treatment of Goitre: For more treatment information about Goitre, see treatment of Goiter (Goitre)

Goitre: Article Excerpts about Goiter

A swollen thyroid is called a goiter . Most goiters... (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Thyroid Cancer: NCI)

Goitre as a Symptom

Goitre (symptom): A swelling in the neck due to an enlarged thyroid....more »

Goitre (symptom): See Goitre (symptom information).

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Goitre: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Goitre:

• Drugs
• Goitrogenous food
• Graves disease
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
• Pendred syndrome
• Pregnancy
• Subacute thyroiditis
• Thyroid cyst
• Thyroid malignancy/carcinoma
• Thyroid Nodules

Terms associated with Goitre:

Terms Similar to Goitre:

• Goiter
• Thyroid gland enlargement
• Thyroid nodule

Source: Diseases Database

• goiter
• struma
• thyromegaly

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Goitre

• disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Goitre

The following list attempts to classify Goitre into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Goitre

• Thyroid Nodule Referral Guideline
• eMedicine - Thyroid Nodule : Article by Steven K Dankle, MD
• eMedicine - Goiter : Article by James R Mulinda, MD, FACP, FACE
• eMedicine - Thyroid Nodules : Article by Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCP, FRCR
• cold thyroid nodule
• Thyroid Nodule Referral Guideline

Source: Diseases Database

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