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Bocio nodular tóxico
Definición:
El bocio nodular tóxico implica un agrandamiento de la glándula tiroidea que contiene pequeñas masas redondas denominadas nódulos y que libera hormona tiroidea en exceso.
Nombres alternativos:
Adenoma tóxico; Bocio multinodular tóxico; Enfermedad de Plummer
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
El bocio nodular tóxico se origina a partir de un bocio simple viejo y se presenta con mayor frecuencia en personas de edad avanzada. Los sÃntomas son los mismos del hipertiroidismo , pero no se presentan los globos oculares prominentes o saltones que se observan en la enfermedad de Graves . Los factores de riesgo son ser mujer y tener más de 60 años de edad. Este trastorno nunca se observa en niños.
- Fecha de revisión: 5/12/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Robert Hurd, MD, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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