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RIEDEL STRUMA [1 record]

Record 1 2014-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Thyroid
DEF

A rare chronic type of autoimmune thyroiditis characterized by a proliferation, fibrosing, inflammatory process that involves usually one but sometimes both lobes, with adhesions to the trachea and other adjacent structures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thyroïde
CONT

Pathologie rare mais grave, la thyroïdite fibreuse de Riedel se caractérise par une augmentation de volume de la thyroïde qui, de plus, durcit. Ce tissu dur envahit les tissus environnants. Comme elle exerce une compression sur la trachée, elle provoque des troubles respiratoires majeurs.

Spanish

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