- A
goitre, or goiter, is a
swelling in the neck
resulting from an
enlarged thyroid gland. A
goitre can be ****ociated with a
thyroid that is not functioning...
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Endemic goitre is a type of
goitre that is ****ociated with
dietary iodine deficiency. Some
inland areas,
where soil and
water lacks iodine compounds and...
- However,
iodine deficiency can
cause goiter (thyroid enlargement);
within a
goitre,
nodules can develop. Risk
factors for
toxic multinodular goiter include...
- hypothyroidism,
thyroid inflammation (thyroiditis),
thyroid enlargement (
goitre),
thyroid nodules, and
thyroid cancer.
Hyperthyroidism is characterized...
- disabilities.
Deficiency also
causes thyroid gland problems,
including endemic goitre. In many countries,
iodine deficiency is a
major public health problem that...
- Pseudo-
goitre is the
apparent fullness of the
front part of the neck. It may be
mistakenly diagnosed as
thyroid enlargement. The
cause for pseudogoitre...
-
differentiation of
hyperthyroidism between Graves'
disease and
toxic multinodular goitre".
Experimental and
Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes. 112 (4): 171–4. doi:10...
-
Roberto Goitre (Turin, 1927 - Piacenza, 1980) was an
Italian choirmaster,
composer and teacher. Upon
finishing his
academic studies,
Goitre devoted himself...
- "Phylogenetic
analysis of
mitochondrial DNA
sequences reveals polyphyly in the
goitred gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa)".
Conservation Genetics. 12 (3): 827–831...
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Thyroid dyshormonogenesis is a rare
condition due to
genetic defects in the
synthesis of
thyroid hormones. It is due to
either deficiency of
thyroid enzymes...
