Amyloid goiter secondary to familial Mediterranean fever with E148Q mutation:A unique case  

作　　者：Juan C.A.Moreno Eduardo Eyzaguirre Suimin Qiu 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pathology,The University of Texas Medical Branch,Galveston,Texas,USA

出　　处：《Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine》2023年第3期266-268,共3页慢性疾病与转化医学（英文版）

摘　　要：Dear Editor,Goiter is defined as the enlargement of the thyroid gland.It is currently divided into diffuse and nodular and subdivided into toxic(associated with hyperthyroidism)or nontoxic(associated with normal thyroid stimulating hormone[TSH]levels).1 The most common cause of goiter is iodine deficiency,2 and other causes are increased levels of TSH,natural goitrogens,iron and vitamin A deficiency,genetic factors(DICER1 syndrome and PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome),and hereditary(Plummer syndrome)factors.

关 键 词：VITAMIN stimulating FEVER 

分 类 号：R581.3[医药卫生—内分泌]