Thyroid disease is defined as a condition of malfunction of thyroid.
Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is over active
and produces too much thyroid hormones. Hypothyroidism is a condition
in which the thyroid gland is under active and produces very little
thyroid hormones.
B.2 Risk factors
1. Genetic and environmental factors and family history
Genetic and environmental factors are involved in the pathogenesis of
autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). Family members of patients with AITD
are at increased risk for AITD, but not all will develop overt
hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, according to the study by the
Academic Medical Center, Netherlands(11)
2. Smoking
smoking is a powerful risk factor for thyroid disease, especially in
populations with a high smoking frequency, according to the study by the
Aarhus University Hospital(12). Other study indicated that smoking
reduced the risk of hypothyroidism and increased the risk of
hyperthyroidism(13).
3. Age
Hypothyroidism is associated to increased age. In the study to evaluate
the ability of the aged rat pituitary to increase TSH secretion in
response to major decreases in serum thyroid hormones, hypothyroidism
was induced by methimazole in young and old, male and female,
Dutch-Miranda and Wistar rats, showed that the ability of the pituitary
thyrotrophs to increase hormonal secretion in response to decreased
levels of thyroid hormones is impaired in the old rat, even when the
thyroid hormone levels are dramatically reduced(14).
4. Autoimmune disorders, thyroid injury, post partum state, non-thyroidal illness, or medications
According to the study by the Universitätsspital Basel, in the study of Hypothyroidism suggested that s
earch for hypothyroidism should therefore focus on patients with
symptoms and signs and/or those presenting risk factors for development
of hypothyroidism (e.g., autoimmune disorders, thyroid injury, post
partum state). Because of the lack of specificity of sings and symptoms
of this frequent disorder the diagnosis is based on measurement of TSH
or TSH and fT4 in case of conditions that may affect TSH values such as
non-thyroidal illness, or medications(15).
5. Radiation
In the study to investigate the possible histopathological effects of
pulse modulated Radiofrequency (RF) fields on the thyroid gland using
light microscopy, electron microscopy and immunohistochemical methods,
indicated that whole body exposure to pulse-modulated RF radiation that
is similar to that emitted by global system for mobile communications
(GSM) mobile phones can cause pathological changes in the thyroid gland
by altering the gland structure and enhancing caspase-dependent pathways
of apoptosis(16).
6. Post preganacy
In the study of the spontaneous occurrence of, and recovery from primary
hypothyroidism were observed after delivery in 6 women with autoimmune
thyroiditis, showed that diffuse goiter was noticed 1-3 months after
delivery. The blood thyroid hormone level was found to be lowest at 3-6
months post-partum, with a thyroxine iodine value of 1.0 +/- 0.6 mug/dl
(mean +/- SD) (normal 3.0-7.2), triiodithyronine value of 77 +/- 11
ng/dl (normal 90-190) and T3 resin sponge uptake of 21 +/- 2.8% (normal
24-37)(17).
7. Partial thyroidectomy
is associated to increased risk of hypothyroidism, but according to
study of one hundred and twenty-two patients reviewed 1-7 years after
partial thyroidectomy for thyrotoxicosis by two surgeons who had left
thyroid remnants of different size, there was no significant difference
in the prevalence of hypothyroidism or in the serum levels of thyroxine,
tri-iodothyronine or thyroid-stimulating hormone between the two groups
of patients. The overall prevalence of hypothyroidism was 16 per
cent(18).
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(a) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17933284
(11)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18695079
(12) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11838733
(13) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23808881
(14) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15820614
(15) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21656490
(16) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20807179
(17) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/946603
(18) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/871623
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