Goitre

external

• Causes

  • Thyroid disease
  • Iodine deficiency
  • Goitrogen ingestion
  • Acromegaly
  • Post-partum thyroiditis
  • Pendred syndrome

• Effects

  • Neck swelling
  • Mass that moves with deglutition

• Parents

  • Neck sign
  • Neck lump

• Children

  • Multinodular goitre