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Thyroid Diseases |
Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis; Goiter; Hashimoto Thyroiditis; Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; Hashimoto's Disease; Hashimoto//'s disease; Thyroid Disease; Thyroiditis |
A goitre (or goiter) (Latin struma), also called a bronchocele, is a swelling in the neck (just below adam's apple or larynx) due to an enlarged thyroid gland. They are classified in different ways: A "diffuse goitre" is a goitre that has spread through all of the thyroid (and is contrasted with a "simple goitre", "single thyroid nodule" and "multinodular goitre". "Toxic goitre" refers to goitre with hyperthyroidism. These are derived from inflammation, neoplasm, and some kinds of activat ...
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Thyroid Diseases Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- National Library of Medicine
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/
- American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
- American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org/
- Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/
- Resolve http://www.resolve.org/
- InteliHealth
- UpToDate
- MAGIC Foundation
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- New York Thyroid Center http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/thyroid/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, HHS http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- National Library Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- Lab Tests Online http://www.labtestsonline.org/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- AACE Physician Finder (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
- American Thyroid Association
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