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Bocio simple - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Bocio

Tratamiento:

El bocio sólo es necesario tratarlo si está causando síntomas.

Los tratamientos para un agrandamiento de la tiroides abarcan:

  • Yodo radiactivo para encoger la glándula, particularmente si la tiroides está produciendo demasiada hormona tiroidea
  • Cirugía (tiroidectomía) para extirpar toda o parte de la glándula
  • Dosis pequeñas de solución de yodo de Lugol o de yoduro de potasio si el bocio se debe a una deficiencia de yodo
  • Tratamiento con suplementos de hormona tiroidea si el bocio se debe a una tiroides hipoactiva

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.

Posibles complicaciones:

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Consulte con el médico si experimenta cualquier hinchazón en la parte frontal del cuello o cualquier otro síntoma de bocio.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/10/2010
  • Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Schlumberger MJ, Filetti S, Hay ID. Nontoxic diffuse and nodular goiter and thyroid neoplasia. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2008:chap 13.

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