Symptoms of thyroid disease

Skin problems are one of the first symptoms of an underactive thyroid gland. The skin all over the body may have a yellowish tint. The so-called hyperkeratotic outbreaks. They are often accompanied by itching and burning.

Hair problems very often indicate diseases of the thyroid gland. Hair becomes dry, brittle and has a tendency to fall out. The partial loss of the eyebrows is also characteristic.

Edema is most often associated with the deposition of mucin in the skin and mucous membranes. Some of them concern the eyelids. The tongue also becomes rough and enlarged, and it may even interfere with clear and free speech. There is swelling on the legs associated with a local inflammatory reaction. Most often it is located on the front surface of the shins, on the feet and in places exposed to injuries. It manifests as a nodular, localized or diffuse, painless, but often itchy, thickening of the skin. May be a sign of Graves’ disease.

This symptom may indicate many diseases and mineral and vitamin deficiencies, as well as hypothyroidism. As a result of the separation of the nail plate from the placenta (onycholysis), it may become rounded upwards. In hyperthyroidism, changes usually start with the fourth and fifth fingers. The nails are usually hard, smooth; There is also no inflammation of the nail bed. On the other hand, dull nails with visible transverse furrows are characteristic of primary hypoparathyroidism.

Symptoms may be Hashimoto’s disease. Patients with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis are also at increased risk of developing pemphigus vulgaris and dermatitis herpetiformis.

This symptom may be an overactive thyroid gland. The circumference of the neck may become larger due to the development of a parenchymal or lumpy goiter.

It may be an overactive thyroid gland. Due to increased sweating, the skin is usually moist. Increased dermographism, one of the types of urticaria, is also often observed. An allergic reaction is triggered mechanically by rubbing the skin or by applying pressure.

This is a symptom that could be an underactive thyroid gland. Weight gain is typical and it is extremely difficult to lose weight despite physical activity and a low-calorie diet. This is because, due to the insufficient concentration of thyroid hormones, the metabolic rate slows down significantly. The disease, in addition to being overweight, causes many other ailments: weakness, fatigue, reduced exercise tolerance, easy freezing, constipation, bradycardia, low blood pressure, problems with memory, concentration, and menstrual disorders. In some people, thyroid disease occurs as anxiety and insomnia.

Thyroid orbitopathy is characteristic of Graves’ disease. It is an autoimmune inflammation of the orbital soft tissues. Inflammation leads to increased muscle volume, forward movement of the eyeball, obstruction of venous outflow, increased intraocular pressure and compression of the optic nerve, which entails the risk of blindness. Orbitopathy is most often bilateral, although in 15 percent. in patients, the inflammatory process is more intense in one orbit.

This is a symptom of Graves’ disease. It consists in the painful thickening and rounding of the fingers. The fingers take a stick-like shape (the so-called drummer fingers). The nails look like watch glasses over time.