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Query: Hello doctor, I have been experiencing throat swelling for the last three years, and recently, it has gradually increased a bit. However, I do not experience any pain or unusual sensations in my throat, only some cosmetic changes are noticeable. My thyroid function test results have consistently bee... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understood your concern. Based on the information you provided, it is evident that you have swelling in the right lobe of your thyroid gland. The ENT specialist's recommendation for USG (ultrasonography), FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology), an... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I just got my thyroid test results and was wondering what high levels of the following could mean. Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) Ab: 202. Endomysial antibody IgA: Positive. t-Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA: 9. Everything else is in the normal range. I was just recently diagnosed with unspe... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. We will pay close attention to your worries and address all your questions with utmost care. I just read your query and from what you have mentioned I will explain each one separately as follows: Thyroid peroxidase antibodies- These are antibodies formed by your b... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I had an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) done, and they found a big nodule on my thyroid. They decided to get a baseline ultrasound. I am attaching my test reports. Kindly go through them. What are your thoughts on follow-up? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. I am here to provide expert opinions on your medical issues.I went through your reports (the attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). It seems you have a low-risk thyroid nodule. The risk of malignancy is 5 to 10 percent. The g... Read Full »
What is the treatment for a 1.5-inch thyroid nodule?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been monitoring a nodule on my left thyroid for about the past 12 years. It has grown and is now 1.5 inches. Attached are the reports from a recent ultrasound, nuclear medicine thyroid uptake or scan, and biopsy. My blood levels have usually always been normal, however, in the l... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query and the reports that you have attached (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). It does seem like your thyroid nodule has considerably enlarged and now turned overactive. In my opinion, it would be better to get it removed surgi... Read Full »
my antibody levels are high despite normal thyroid tests. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, Lately, my TSH levels went below 100 mIU/mL, and after taking a combination of Ayurveda and allopathy medicines, the levels came down to 3.43 mIU/mL and then to 1.67 mIU/mL. I have stopped taking Thyroxine this week, and my TSH levels shot up to 12 mIU/mL. And the T3 and T4 levels are ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. According to the history shared by you, it appears that you have hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is an autoimmune disorder, so naturally, there are going to be some antibodies present. So, there is nothing to wor... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I had an ultrasound done on a thyroid nodule that was found incidentally on a chest X-ray. I have attached my ultrasound report and the impression of the report was a right thyroid nodule which has to be followed up after 12 months with another thyroid ultrasound. I doubt if the nodule... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. Based on the findings of the ultrasound report (attachments removed to protect the patient’s identity), it comes under the low suspicion category in the sonographic risk stratification of the thyroid nodule... Read Full »