Diffusive toxic goiter 2 degrees

Diffuse toxic goiter is an autoimmune disease in which there is a persistent increase in the size of the thyroid gland and increased production of thyroid hormones, which leads to toxic damage to internal systems (primarily cardiovascular and nervous) and organs.

What is a diffuse toxic goiter in 2 degrees?

The degree of the disease is determined depending on the increase in the thyroid gland, as well as on the severity of the defeat of other organs and the accompanying symptoms.

In case of diffuse toxic goiter of the 2nd degree due to thyrotoxicosis (intoxication with thyroid hormones):

Perhaps a feeling of heat, exotfalm (eyedrops), a syndrome of incompletely closed eyes and as a result - pain in the eyes and development of conjunctivitis, muscle weakness. An increase in the size of the thyroid gland can proceed evenly (diffuse toxic goiter) or a strong increase in an individual node or nodes (diffuse-nodal goiter), which at grade 2 is noticeable not only in palpation, but also with the naked eye or with swallowing.

Treatment of diffuse toxic goiter with 2 degrees

At stage 2 of the disease, treatment is initially required in a hospital setting, and further under constant medical supervision.

As a conservative treatment used thyreostatic drugs that suppress the secretion of hormones by the thyroid gland:

In combination with these drugs are used:

Drug treatment lasts from 6 months to 2 years, with a gradual decrease in the doses of drugs under medical supervision at the presence of positive dynamics. The absence of a permanent positive effect after 2 years of treatment or the presence of a large number of nodes is an indication for the operation.

In addition to surgical intervention, another widely used treatment for toxic goiter, considered to be quite effective and less traumatic than surgery, is radioactive iodine therapy. Radical methods of treatment (surgical or radiotherapy) lead to a sharp decrease in the level of thyroid hormones and the state of hypothyroidism, which is then compensated with medication.