A 24-year-old female asked:
what is enalarged thyroid with diffuse parenchymal desease?
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Dr. David Sneid answered
41 years experience Endocrinology
Several possibilitie: Multiple disorders can cause such a picture on ultrasound:
acute suppurative thyroiditis
subacute granulomatous thyroiditis
hashimoto's thyroiditis (chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis)
adenomatous or colloid goiter
painless (silent) thyroiditis
generally, it's not necessary to biopsy to distinguish the etiology, and treatment is most often available. Check w/your doctor.
Answered on Jul 19, 2018
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