Heterogeneous echogenicity of the thyroid gland

Thyroid heterogeneous echo refers to a professional term used during ultrasound examination. When this professional term appears, it generally means that the density of the thyroid parenchyma is inconsistent. It may be due to thyroid disease, such as thyroid nodules or thyroid tumors, etc. Further examination and symptomatic treatment are needed.

The dangers of thyroid nodules are as follows

1. General symptoms include fear of cold, dry, rough, yellow, cold skin, sparse and dry hair, brittle and cracked nails, fatigue, drowsiness, poor memory, intellectual impairment, slow reaction, mild anemia, and weight gain. 2. Special manifestations include pale and sallow face, puffy face, dull eyes, swollen eyelids, indifferent expression, few words, hoarse voice when speaking, and slurred speech. 3. The cardiovascular system is characterized by slow heart rate, weak heart sounds, generalized enlargement of the heart, often accompanied by pericardial effusion, swelling of myocardial fibers after the disease, deposition of mucous glycoprotein (PAS staining positive) and interstitial fibrosis, which is called hypothyroidism cardiomyopathy.

4. Male reproductive system may experience sexual dysfunction, delayed sexual maturity, delayed secondary sexual characteristics, decreased libido, impotence and testicular atrophy. Women may experience irregular menstruation, excessive menstrual bleeding or amenorrhea, and are generally infertile. It will affect the fertility of both male and female patients. 5. Muscle and joint system: Muscle contraction and relaxation are slow and delayed, muscle pain and stiffness are common, bone metabolism is slow, and bone formation and absorption are reduced. Joint stiffness and stiffness, aggravated by cold, similar to chronic arthritis, occasional joint effusion. 6. Patients with digestive system problems may suffer from loss of appetite, constipation, abdominal distension, and even paralytic intestinal obstruction. About half of the patients suffer from complete gastric acid deficiency.

7. Endocrine system: male impotence, female menorrhagia, long-term illness or amenorrhea, low adrenal cortex function, and decreased blood and urine cortisol. 8. The mental and nervous system has symptoms of memory loss, mental retardation, slow reaction, drowsiness, depression, and sometimes excessive worry and psychotic symptoms. In severe cases, it develops into paranoid schizophrenia, and in the later stages it may develop into dementia, circumplex hallucinations, stupor, or lethargy. 9. Eye manifestations : No wrinkling of forehead when looking up, slow closure of eyelids when looking down; bulging eyes, seldom blinking, wide eyelids that are difficult to focus. Benign exophthalmos causes no sensation, while malignant exophthalmos causes more sensation. Malignant exophthalmos is also known as infiltrative exophthalmos, endocrine exophthalmos, etc. The degree of exophthalmos is more than 18 mm, and there may be extraocular muscle paralysis, periorbital edema, etc. Patients often complain of photophobia, tearing, eye pain and stinging.

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