...There are many diseases that can cause hyperthyroidism, but in Japan, Graves' disease is by far the most common. Other causes include Plummer's disease, in which thyroid nodules (adenomas) secrete excessive amounts of hormones; the early stages of subacute thyroiditis, in which stored thyroid hormones leak into the blood due to destruction caused by inflammation; in rare cases, excessive secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone from tumors such as the pituitary gland; secretion of thyroid-stimulating substances from chorionic tumors; and hyperthyroidism caused by taking large amounts of thyroid hormone medication. Thyroid hormones act on various organs and speed up their metabolic turnover. ... *Some of the terminology that refers to "acute thyroiditis" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…甲状腺機能亢進症を起こす病気はいくつもあるが,日本ではバセドー病が圧倒的に多い。ほかには,甲状腺結節(腺腫)がホルモンを過剰に分泌するプランマー病,炎症による破壊のため蓄えられていた甲状腺ホルモンが血中に流出する亜急性甲状腺炎の病初期,まれに脳下垂体などの腫瘍からの甲状腺刺激ホルモンの過剰分泌,絨毛(じゆうもう)性腫瘍からの甲状腺刺激物質の分泌,さらに甲状腺ホルモン剤の大量摂取による甲状腺機能亢進症がある。甲状腺ホルモンは種々の臓器に働き,その代謝回転を速める。… ※「急性甲状腺炎」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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