Related articles: Hashimoto's disease
Definition
Hashimoto's disease is a chronic thyroid disease (thyroiditis) of an inflammatory nature, which decreases its functionality to the point of causing hypothyroidism. Hashimoto's thyroiditis has autoimmune origins and is due to the development of antibodies against thyroid cells. It is among the most common and frequent thyroid diseases; it often affects between 45 and 65, women more than men and has a hereditary character.Most common symptoms and signs *
- Changes in the menstrual cycle
- Asthenia
- Weight gain
- bradycardia
- Decline in sexual desire
- Brittle and dry hair
- Muscle cramps
- Depression
- Decreased sweating
- Articolar pains
- Muscle pains
- Tingling in the right hand
- Tingling in the hands
- Goiter
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Mass or swelling in the neck
- Pallor
- Dry skin
- Hoarseness
- Water retention
- Cold sensation
- Constipation
Further indications
The hashimoto disease typically progresses slowly, so that in the early stages of the disease the affected people hardly perceive symptoms. The lack or insufficient secretion of thyroid hormones determines the classic symptoms of the disease, which vary according to the extent of the damage and are extremely varied. At first, the manifestations are very mild and include symptoms erroneously attributable to aging, such as reliability, fatigue and lack of concentration. As the disease progresses, the symptoms become more severe.
