Terms Related to De Quervain Thyroiditis

• Autoimmune Thyroiditis

  Progressive enlargement of the thyroid gland, often associated with hypothyroidism.

• Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

  A peptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary. It promotes the growth of the thyroid gland and stimulates the synthesis of thyroid hormones and the ...

• Infectious Thyroiditis

  Inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland caused by bacteria, fungi, protozoa, or flatworms.

• TSH

  A peptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary. It promotes the growth of the thyroid gland and stimulates the synthesis of thyroid hormones and the ...

• Thyroid Gland

  A highly vascular endocrine gland consisting of two lobes, one on either side of the trachea, joined by a narrow isthmus; it produces the thyroid ...

• Goiter

  Enlargement of the thyroid gland.

• Autoimmune Thyroiditides

  Progressive enlargement of the thyroid gland, often associated with hypothyroidism.