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With a goitre

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Goitrous hypothyroidism signifies decreased thyroid hormone synthesis.

Causes include:

  • Hashimoto's thyroiditis
  • drug-induced - anti-thyroid drugs, lithium, iodine excess
  • iodine deficiency - simple, endemic goitre
  • de Quervain's thyroiditis - usually transient
  • silent thyroiditis - usually transient; may be permanent
  • congenital causes
  • infiltrative disease:
    • sarcoidosis
    • amyloidosis

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