Hypothyroidism symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

How does it occur ?

Hypothyroidism is an under active state agency for lack of effects of thyroid hormones (T3 and T4).

The frequency of this disease rises with age, being most prevalent in the elderly and in women.

The most common cause is the surgical removal of the thyroid or its suppression by radioactive iodine treatment in cases of hyperthyroidism with it.

Other causes are:

• Idiopathic primary hypothyroidism: blood because antibodies directed against the thyroid gland may be associated with other autoimmune processes cause (antibodies against various tissues of the body itself).
• Lack of the thyroid gland, which can not be synthesized hormones.
• Chronic use of certain drugs, such as amiodarone, iodine and lithium.
• By altering the pituitary gland, which does not manufacture the hormone that stimulates the thyroid to produce hormones.

Hypothyroidism Symptoms

Manifestations due to hypothyroidism affect different tissues and systems of the body:

• Gastrointestinal manifestations constipation, loss of appetite, weight gain.
• Respiratory symptoms: shortness of breath, hoarseness.
• Manifestations neuromuscular fatigability, lethargy, stiffness, muscle contracture.
• Cutaneous manifestations: cold intolerance, hair loss, dry and rough skin, absence of hair on the tail of the eyebrows, brittle nails.
• Neuropsychiatric symptoms: progressive deterioration of intellectual activity, drowsiness, numbness, dementia, depression.
• Other: menstrual disorders, impotence.