What is thyroid plaque?

The thyroid gland is a critical part of our body, and thyroid plaques are a relatively common disease, also known as thyroid nodules. Having thyroid plaques will not only easily affect physical health, but also easily lead to some physical complications. Thyroid plaques are also divided into two types, benign or malignant, and need to be treated by surgery. You need to observe the condition more often.

What are thyroid plaques?

The appearance of plaques in the thyroid gland is generally due to thyroid nodules, which can be divided into two types: malignant and benign. When thyroid plaques appear, it is necessary to first test the thyroid function and thyroid antibodies, and then make a preliminary diagnosis of the nodules through thyroid ultrasound angiography. If a trend towards a malignant tumor is found, a thyroid puncture is required to confirm it. Benign nodules only require regular visits to the hospital to check thyroid function, while malignant nodules require surgical removal of the thyroid gland for treatment.

What is thyroid disease?

1. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism include bulging eyes, thickened neck, diarrhea, insomnia, emotional agitation, irritability, weight loss, and increased appetite. The main symptom is eating a lot but losing weight. Once this happens, you need to seek medical attention in time to ensure early detection and treatment.

2. Symptoms of hypothyroidism include drowsiness, apathy, slow movements, memory loss, slow speech, slow reaction, inactive thinking, depression, anxiety, lack of energy, fatigue, weight gain, pale skin, etc. Once these symptoms appear, you need to seek medical attention promptly. Do not delay the treatment, as it will be more difficult to treat.

3. Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland, which includes acute thyroiditis, chronic thyroiditis and subacute thyroiditis. Thyroiditis generally leads to hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism or thyroid nodules. The symptoms will appear like those of the other three thyroid diseases, so I will not go into details here.

4. Thyroid nodules refer to the appearance of thyroid nodules inside the thyroid gland. Generally, they can be diagnosed through B-ultrasound examination. Thyroid nodules need to be treated as soon as possible to avoid the increase of nodules, difficulty in treatment, and even the risk of cancer.

Causes of thyroid

As our living conditions improve, people have more and more diseases. We know that some foods contain goitrogenic substances, such as cruciferous plants, radish, cabbage, rapeseed, cabbage, rue, cassava, sweet potato, soybean, etc. These foods are substances that inhibit the synthesis of thyroid gland, which will inhibit the intestinal reabsorption of thyroid hormone excreted through bile, causing excessive thyroid hormone to be excreted from the intestine.

Insufficient iodine intake. Some people have the habit of being picky about their diet, which may lead to insufficient intake of iodine, making them more susceptible to diseases such as thyroid cysts. Therefore, you should not be picky about food and eat a little bit of everything so that you will not lack various nutrients.

Trace element deficiency causes thyroid enlargement. In addition to iodine deficiency which can induce goiter, when the soil, well water, and river water contain more calcium, zinc, fluorine, organic sulfur and other complexes, it can induce goiter or have stronger anti-thyroid activity. The water sources in some places are polluted by foreign substances, which can also induce thyroid cysts.

Symptoms of thyroid

Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism is the most common type of thyroid disease. The early symptoms of hyperthyroidism in patients are generally extreme fear of heat, profuse sweating, and a low fever. In severe cases, the patient may also have a high fever that will not go away. When people suffer from hyperthyroidism, in addition to swelling of the cheeks, the eyeballs will also bulge.