Female hyperthyroidism pictures

Hyperthyroidism, commonly known as "hyperthyroidism", is caused by the secretion of excessive thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland, which leads to hyperactivity of the body's metabolism and central nervous system excitation, resulting in symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, increased eating and bowel movements, and weight gain. Most patients also often have symptoms such as exophthalmos, eyelid swelling, and decreased vision.

Causes of hyperthyroidism

Causes of hyperthyroidism include diffuse toxic goiter (also known as Graves' disease), inflammatory hyperthyroidism (acute thyroiditis, painless thyroiditis, postpartum thyroiditis, and Hashimoto's hyperthyroidism), drug-induced hyperthyroidism (sodium levothyroxine and iodine-induced hyperthyroidism), hCG-related hyperthyroidism (transient hyperthyroidism due to vomiting during pregnancy), and pituitary TSH tumor hyperthyroidism.

In clinical medicine, more than 80% of hyperthyroidism is caused by Graves' disease, which is an immune disease of thyroid cysts. The patient's reticulocytes produce human immunoglobulin irritating thyroid cysts - TSI. In clinical medicine, the TSI we measure is the thyrotropin protein kinase antigen: TRAb.

The cause of Graves' disease is still unclear. It may be related to factors such as fever, poor rest, and excessive stress. However, in clinical medicine, the cause of the disease cannot be found in most patients. Graves' disease is often combined with other immune diseases, such as vitiligo, hair loss, type 1 diabetes, etc.

Clinical symptoms of hyperthyroidism

Thyroid hormone promotes basal metabolism and promotes the body's redox reaction. A relatively active metabolism requires the body to increase food intake; gastrointestinal activity is increased, resulting in an increase in bowel movements; although food intake has increased, redox reaction is increased, the body's calorie consumption is increased, and the patient shows weight loss; an increase in melting point manifests as fear of high temperatures and sweating, and some patients have a low fever; an increase in thyroid hormone stimulates central nervous system excitation, and clinical symptoms include palpitations, tachycardia, insomnia, irritability, and even anxiety.