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Riedel's thyroiditis
Riedel's thyroiditis, is a form of thyroiditis. It is now believed that Riedel's thyroiditis is one manifestation of a disease that can affect many organ systems called IgG4-related disease. It is often a multi-organ disease affecting , liver, kidney, and orbital and retroperitoneal space. The hallmarks of the disease are and infiltration by IgG4 secreting cells.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Goiter, Painless, Hard (Stone-like), Fixed
How it's found
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Treatment
- ·No Standard Treatment
Outlook
- ·Good. In a 9.5 years follow up, 86% of patients were stable
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