"Hypothyroidism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome that results from abnormally low secretion of THYROID HORMONES from the THYROID GLAND, leading to a decrease in BASAL METABOLIC RATE. In its most severe form, there is accumulation of MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES in the SKIN and EDEMA, known as MYXEDEMA. It may be primary or secondary due to other pituitary disease, or hypothalamic dysfunction.
| Descriptor ID |
D007037
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.874.482
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| Concept/Terms |
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiency- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiency
- Deficiency, Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
- Hormone Deficiency, Thyroid-Stimulating
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Deficiency
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiencies
- TSH Deficiency
- Deficiency, TSH
- TSH Deficiencies
Secondary Hypothyroidism- Secondary Hypothyroidism
- Hypothyroidism, Secondary
- Secondary Hypothyroidisms
- Central Hypothyroidism
- Central Hypothyroidisms
- Hypothyroidism, Central
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypothyroidism" by people in Profiles.
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Influence of nonclassical cardiovascular risk factors on the accuracy of predicting subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2007 May; 34(5):943-51.