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Bocio

Tratamiento:

El bocio sólo es necesario tratarlo si está causando síntomas.

El tratamiento para un agrandamiento de la tiroides abarca:

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Un bocio simple puede desaparecer espontáneamente o se puede agrandar. Con el tiempo, la destrucción de la tiroides puede hacer que la glándula deje de producir suficiente hormona tiroidea, una afección que se denomina hipotiroidismo .

De vez en cuando, un bocio puede volverse tóxico y producir hormona tiroidea por sí solo. Esto puede ocasionar niveles altos de esta hormona, una afección que se denomina hipertiroidismo .

Complicaciones:

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

La persona debe consultar con el médico si experimenta cualquier hinchazón en la parte frontal del cuello o cualquier otro síntoma de bocio.

Referencias:

Vanderpas J. Nutritional epidemiology and thyroid hormone metabolism. Ann Rev Nutr. 2006; 26:293-322.

AACE/AME. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and Associazione Medici Endocrinologi. Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Nodules. Endocr Pract . 2006 Jan-Feb;12(1):63-102.

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