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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • Iodine deficiency syndrome
  • No known cause

Causes Overview Articles

Goiter
There are different kinds of goiters. A simple goiter usually occurs when the thyroid gland is not able to produce enough thyroid hormone to meet the body's needs. The thyroid gland makes up for this by becoming larger, which usually overcomes mil...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 26, 2007
Goiter
Excess TSH (or similar hormones), cysts, and tumors will enlarge the thyroid gland. Of these, TSH enlarges the entire gland while cysts and tumors enlarge only a part of it. The only symptom from a goiter is the large swelling just above the breas...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Causes Articles

Graves disease
Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease -- one in which the immune system attacks certain tissues -- that causes overactivity of the thyroid gland ( hyperthyroidism ).
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2006
Chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s disease)
Chronic thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland that frequently results in hypothyroidism (lowered thyroid function).
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2006
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland fails to produce enough thyroid hormone.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 12, 2007
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism, or a condition of insufficient thyroid hormone in the body, develops when the thyroid gland fails to produce or secrete as much thyroxine (T 4 ) and triiodothyronine (T 3 ) as the body needs. Because T 4 regulates such essential functions as heart rate, digestion, physical growth, and mental development, an insufficiency of this hormone can slow life-sustaining processes, damage organs and tissues in every part of the body, and lead to life-threatening complications.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is the condition that reflects decreased concentrations of thyroid hormones, due to any cause. The resulting hypometabolic state causes decreased heat production and generally slows many of the bodies ' processes.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Common Thyroid Problems
When you have hypothyroidism, your thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough hormone. With hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland produces too much hormone. A goiter is the enlargement of the thyroid gland.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, develops when the thyroid gland fails to produce or secrete as much thyroxine (T 4 ) and triiodothyonine (T 3 ) as the body needs. Because these thyroid hormones regulate such essential functions as heart rate, digestion, physical growth, and mental development, an insufficient supply of this hormone can slow metabolic processes, damage organs and tissues in every part of the body, and lead to life-threatening complications.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, develops when the thyroid gland fails to produce or secrete as much thyroxine (T 4 ) as the body needs. Because T 4 regulates such essential functions as heart rate, digestion, physical growth, and mental development, an insufficient supply of this hormone can slow life-sustaining processes, damage organs and tissues in every part of the body, and lead to life-threatening complications.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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