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Revision as of 17:45, 6 July 2017


Template:Hyperthyroidism landing Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]

Overview

Causes

Major causes in humans are:

Other causes of hyperthyroxinemia (high blood levels of thyroid hormones) are not to be confused with true hyperthyroidism and include subacute and other forms of thyroiditis (inflammation) and struma ovarii (a teratoma). Thyrotoxicosis (symptoms caused by hyperthyroxinemia) can occur in both hyperthyroidism and thyroiditis. When it causes acutely increased metabolism, it is sometimes called "thyroid storm", a life-threatening event characterized by tachycardia, hypertension, and fever.

Excess thyroid hormone from pills can also cause hyperthyroidism. Amiodarone, a heart medication, can sometimes cause hyperthyroidism. Hamburger toxicosis is a condition that occurs sporadically and is associated with ground beef contaminated with thyroid hormone.

Postpartum thyroiditis occurs in about 7% of women during the year after they give birth. PPT typically has several phases, the first of which is hyperthyroidism. Many times, the hyperthyroidism corrects itself within weeks or months without any treatment necessary.

Life Threatening Causes

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Hydatidiform mole
Drug Side Effect Amiodarone , Atezolizumab, Levothyroxine and indinavir interaction, Nivolumab, Potassium iodide, Pramipexole, Sorafenib, Thyroxine
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Anterior pituitary hyperhormonotrophic syndrome, Autoimmune enteropathy, Autoimmune thyroid disease, Autonomous thyroid tissue , Choriocarcinoma, De quervain thyroiditis, Excessive replacement therapy, Exogenous thyroid hormone intake, Factitious thyroiditis , Graves' disease , Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Jod-basedow thyrotoxicosis, Metastatic follicular thyroid cancer, Pituitary tumor, Polyendocrinopathy, Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, Postpartum thyroiditis, Suppurative thyroiditis, Thyroid adenoma, Thyroid carcinoma, Thyroid nodule, Thyroid stimulating globulin, Thyroid tumor, Thyroiditis, Thyrotropinoma, Toxic adenoma, Toxic multinodular goiter, Toxic thyroid adenoma, Tsh hypersecretion, Tsh-mediated hyperthyroidism, Tsh-producing pituitary adenoma
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic Enteropathy
Genetic Glutaricaciduria type 3, Ipex syndrome , Mccune-albright syndrome , Troell-junet syndrome
Hematologic Diabetes mellitus
Iatrogenic Excessive replacement therapy, Exogenous thyroid hormone intake, Intentional suppressive therapy, Iodine overuse
Infectious Disease Hashitoxicosis, Thyrotoxicosis factitia
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic No underlying causes
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic Diabetes mellitus, Diarrhea
Obstetric/Gynecologic Hyperemesis gravidarum, Teratoma, Trophoblastic disease
Oncologic Adenocarcinoma, Choriocarcinoma, Metastatic follicular thyroid cancer, Pituitary tumor, Struma ovarii , Teratoma, Testicular cancer, Thyroid adenoma, Thyroid carcinoma, Thyroid nodule, Thyroid tumor, Thyrotropinoma, Toxic adenoma, Toxic thyroid adenoma, Trophoblastic disease, Tsh-producing pituitary adenoma
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity Iodine overuse
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Autoimmune enteropathy, Autoimmune thyroid disease, Autonomous thyroid tissue , Immune dysregulation, Intentional suppressive therapy, Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic Testicular cancer
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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Calssification

Hyperthyroidism can be classified according to the results of iodine uptake test into:

High iodine uptake

  • Grave’s disease
  • Toxic multinodular goiter
  • Toxic thyroid adenoma

Thyroid scan of a Grave's disease patient showing increaed iodine uptake and visualization of the pyramidal lobe (which is not normally seen) - Case courtesy of Dr Arshdeep Sidhu, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/21945">rID: 21945</a>

High or normal uptake:

Normal thyroid scan - Myohan at en.wikipedia [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Normal thyroid scan - Myohan at en.wikipedia [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Iodine caused hyperthyroidism
  • Hashitoxicosis
  • Germ cell tumors (choriocarcinoma in males and testicular germ cell tumors)
  • Pituitary TSH-producing adenoma

Low uptake

  • Subacute thyroiditis
  • Hyperthyroidism due to ectopic thyroid tissue




Pathophysiology

  • Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) are regulating basal metabolic rate, influence oxygen consumption by tissues. They are crucial for normal development of the brain and growth of the body especially in prepubertal period.
  • Secretion of thyroid hormones follows upper control from the hypothalamus and the pituitary. Thyroid releasing hormone (TRH). TRH acts on thyrotropes releasing cells in the pituitary causing them to release thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
Hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis - By Mikael Häggström - All used images are in public domain., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8567011
Hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis - By Mikael Häggström - All used images are in public domain., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8567011
  • TSH acts on thyroid gland by binding to specific membrane receptors and activating an intracellular pathway involving cAMP that ends in formation and secretion of thyroid hormones.
  • Iodine is essential for synthesis of thyroid hormones. The daily iodide need is about 100mcg / day. Iodide is uptaken through a special Na/I transporter found in the membrane of thyroid follicular cell. After uptaking iodide, it goes through a series of organic reactions ending in the formation of the two forms of thyroid hormones :T3 and T4. T3 and T4 remain stored in the thyroglobulin of the follicles and are released in response to further stimulation by TSH to the thyroid follicles.

Thyroid hormone synthesis - By Mikael Häggström.When using this image in external works, it may be cited as:Häggström, Mikael (2014). "Medical gallery of Mikael Häggström 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.008. ISSN 2002-4436. Public Domain.orBy Mikael Häggström, used with permission. - Mainly Own workSource image for nucleus derivative:(Public Domain license), CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15534147

  • While T3 is 3 to 5 times more potent than T4, it represents only one fourth of the total hormone secretion. T3 is thought to be the biologically active form of the of the two forms of the hormone. Most of the circulating T3 is due to peripheral conversion of T4 in the liver and peripheral tissues while only a small percentage is secreted directly from the thyroid gland itself.
  • T3 and T4 act on nuclear receptors (DNA binding proteins) and cause the regulate the transcription of many proteins to regulate the metabolic rate of the body.
  • The higher regulation of thyroxin secretion follows the negative feedback role, meaning that high levels of T3 and T4 will suppress TRH and TSH secretion and vice versa (Low levels of thyroxins will stimulate TRH and TSH secretion). This is useful in diagnosing the cause of hyperthyroidism (in secondary hyperthyroidism where the pituitary or the hypothalamus are the source of the disease. TSH will be high, while in primary hyperthyroidism where gland is the source of the excess hormones, TSH will be low).
  • In grave’s disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. The disorder lies in the secretion of thyroid stimulating antibodies (TSI) that work on thyroid follicular cells causing excessive uncontrolled release of the thyroxins. TSI responsible for many other aspects of the disease such as ophthalmopathy and the skin manifestations. This is thought to be due to the epitopic similarity between antigens on the surface of these cells and the thyroid receptors.
  • The majority of circulating T3 and T4 are bound to plasma proteins and thus not active (T4 is mostly bound to thyroxine binding globulin and T3 is mostly bound to transthyretin). Conditons that impair the production of thyroid binding globulins (such as pregnancy, liver failure and certain drug administration) cause a change in the total serum thyroxins but the free T3 and T4 remain normal and patient remains euthyroid (this carries only laboratory significance).

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