Symptoms and treatment of Thyroid disease
Thyroid gland is situated in the neck and produces a hormone called thyroxine, which helps in regulating body metabolism. While deficiency of thyroxine hormone causes Myxoedema in adults and cretinism in children, excess of thyroxine levels could lead to exophthalmic goitre, Grave’s disease or Thyrotoxicosis.
Hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis is a condition which is more common in [...]