E06: Thyroiditis

E06.2: Chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis

The thyroid is a small organ at the bottom of the neck. The thyroid gland needs iodine to produce important messenger substances for the body. These messenger substances influence the heartbeat, digestion, and body temperature, among other things.

Meanwhile, your thyroid gland has produced too many messenger substances due to the inflammation. If you have insufficient messenger substances from the thyroid gland in your body, you may have typical symptoms. For example, you may be restless or have a rapid heartbeat. You may also break out in a sweat often and lose weight.