Thyroid
Specialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
The thyroid is an endocrine gland that produces hormones. These control the rate at which the body burns calories or heartbeat.
The thyroid gland may suffer various diseases:
- The thyroid is enlarged
- Hyperthyroidism: When the gland produces more thyroid hormone than necessary
- Hypothyroidism occurs when not enough hormone
- Thyroid cancer
- Thyroid nodules: lumps in the gland
- Thyroiditis: swelling of the gland
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Dr. Ignacio Llorente Gómez de Segura
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- Diabetes
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