Goiter
A Goiter simply means an enlarged thyroid gland.
The most common cause of a goiter in the US is Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Other common causes of a goiter in the US include:
Multinodular goiter
In other parts of the world, iodine deficiency is a major cause for the development of a goiter.
Rarely, a goiter may be harboring thyroid cancer.
This article was written by Sarfraz Zaidi, MD, FACE. Dr. Zaidi
specializes in Diabetes,
Endocrinology
and Metabolism.
Dr. Zaidi is an assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and Director of the Jamila Diabetes and Endocrine Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, California.
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