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What is hashimoto's disease?
Hashimoto's causes inflammation of the thyroid gland. It also causes the thyroid gland to become underactive, or hypothyroid
Which gland or hormone is affected when you have Graves Disease?
Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland. It leads to an overproduction of thyroid hormones, particularly thyroxine (T4), which can result in symptoms like weight loss, rapid heartbeat, and anxiety.
What are alternative names for thyroid disease?
Some alternate names for thyroid disease are: Grave's Disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune thyroiditis, thyroid struma, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and thyroid carcinoma...just to name a few.
What is the blood level to know if you have diffuse thyroid parenchymal disease?
Diffuse thyroid parenchymal disease just means disease of the thyroid throughout the body of an organ. It is not a diagnosis, but only an observation based on thyroid ultrasound.
Is Thyroid disease a disease?
Seeing as the thyroid (thyroid gland) is not a disease but one of the endocrine glands located in our body (specifically in the neck area below the thyroid cartilage). Then no, you cannot "contact" a thyroid from anyone. Since normally, we are all supposed to have a thyroid gland. Well if you meant to say Typhoid fever, then yes, it is indeed a communicable disease.
Thyroid extract for hashimoto's disease?
Is thyroid USP extract natural compound suitable for hashimoto's disease??
What is thyroid parenchymal disease?
Thyromegaly with diffuse parenchymal disease is a disease of the thyroid that causes goiter. Thyromegaly with diffuse parenchymal disease affects the functioning of the thyroid with many abnormalities.
What disease is associated with excessive amounts of thyroid hormones?
The disease that is associated with excessive amounts of thyroid hormones is hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism is a thyroid condition that causes the thyroid to become overactive. An overactive thyroid produces too much thyroid stimulating hormones.
What condition develops when the immune system attacks and destroys the thyroid gland?
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Who can develop thyroid disease?
Any person.. Especially those who have family history of thyroid disease and have defect gene of thyroid.
Can thyroid disorder affect the eyes?
The thyroid autoimmune condition Graves' Disease can affect the eyes. Some thyroid patients diagnosed with Graves' may develop a condition known as Graves' thyroid eye disease. As the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center describes, "The eyes are particularly vulnerable to Graves' eye disease, because the autoimmune attack often targets the eye muscles and connective tissue within the eye socket. This occurs because these tissues contain proteins that appear similar to the immune system as those of the thyroid gland."
An autoimmune thyroid disease that is caused by the thyroid gland being overactive is known as?
Well, Graves Disease is an autoimmune disease that can cause hyperthyroidism Also, Graves can cause Thyroid Eye Disease. So not sure if that has answered your question.
