Thyroid damage is much more frequent and better known than acromegaly, Cushing’s disease and Addison’s disease, which affects one in ten French people, but this does not prevent a delay in diagnosis.
For example, with hypothyroidism, weight gain is accompanied by great fatigue, which is often caused by overwork. Therefore, it is rather the swollen face and body that should raise suspicion. “The face is white-yellow, the hair becomes thinner and brittle, and sometimes the eyebrows lose their tails… Signs that can be mistakenly attributed only to aging.” mark Pr: Thierry Breu, endocrinologist and coordinator of the Marseille Center for Rare Pituitary Diseases (CRMR hypo). Since women are more commonly affected, hypothyroidism due to their menopause is also real.
However, doctors are used to it and at the slightest suspicion administer a hormone dose…
Source: Le Figaro
