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Tiroiditis indolora silenciosa

Definición:

Es una inflamación de la glándula tiroides que se caracteriza por hipertiroidismo transitorio, seguido de hipotiroidismo y luego de recuperación.

Nombres alternativos:

Tiroiditis linfocítica; Tiroiditis linfocítica subaguda

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Se desconoce la causa de este tipo de tiroiditis . La enfermedad afecta con más frecuencia a las mujeres que a los hombres y por lo general se desarrolla entre los 13 y 80 años. Los síntomas son los mismos del hipertiroidismo (hiperactividad de la glándula tiroides) y pueden durar tres meses o menos.

Glándula tiroides

Fecha de revisión: 1/18/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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