Riedel's thyroiditis

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Riedel's thyroiditis
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 E06.5
ICD-9 245.3
DiseasesDB 11590
eMedicine med/2036 

Riedel's thyroiditis, also called Riedel's struma is a chronic form of thyroiditis.

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[edit] Pathophysiology

Riedel's thyroiditis is characterized by a replacement of the normal thyroid parenchyma by a dense fibrosis that invades adjacent structures of the neck and extends beyond the thyroid capsule. This makes the thyroid gland stone-hard and fixed to adjacent structures.

[edit] Prevalence

Riedel's thyroiditis is classified as rare. Most patients remain euthyroid, but approximately 30% of patients become hypothyroid and very few patients are hyperthyroid. It is most seen in women.[1]

[edit] Eponym

It is named for Bernhard Riedel. He first recognized the disease In 1883 and published its description in 1896.[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ eMedicine
  2. ^ B. M. C. L. Riedel. Die chronische, zur Bildung eisenharter Tumoren führende Entzündung der Schilddrüse. Verhandlungen der deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie, 1896, 25: 101-105.
  3. ^ synd/3242 at Who Named It