hyperthyroïdie
Also known as overactive thyroid
maladie de la thyroïde
AI overview
Hyperthyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone, leading to a range of symptoms like irritability, muscle weakness, sleep problems, rapid heartbeat, heat intolerance, diarrhea, and weight loss. It matters because these symptoms can significantly affect daily functioning and quality of life, though symptoms vary between individuals and may be less severe in elderly people and during pregnancy.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Hyperthyroidism
- Medical condition.image
- Triiodothyronine.svg
- Medical condition.caption
- Triiodothyronine (T3, pictured) and thyroxine (T4) are both forms of thyroid hormone.
- Medical condition.field
- Endocrinology
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Overactive thyroid, hyperthyreosis
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Irritability, muscle weakness, sleeping problems, fast heartbeat, heat intolerance, diarrhea, enlargement of the thyroid, weight loss
- Medical condition.complications
- Thyroid storm
- Medical condition.onset
- 20–50 years old
- Medical condition.causes
- Graves' disease, multinodular goiter, toxic adenoma, inflammation of the thyroid, eating too much iodine, too much synthetic thyroid hormone
- Medical condition.diagnosis
- Based on symptoms and confirmed by blood tests
- Medical condition.treatment
Article · Français
L'hyperthyroïdie (appelée aussi dans des cas très prononcés — graves et rares — thyréotoxicose ou thyrotoxicose) est le syndrome clinique causé par un excès de thyroxine libre circulante (FT4) ou de triïodothyronine libre (FT3), ou les deux. Chez les humains, les causes principales sont la maladie de Basedow (cause la plus fréquente : 70-80 % des cas), l'adénome toxique de la thyroïde, le , et la thyroïdite sub-aiguë.
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