| Number (n) | Percentage (%) |
Clinical signs |
|
|
Weight gain | 34 | 28.3 |
Asthenia | 19 | 15.8 |
Myalgia | 18 | 15 |
Constipation | 10 | 8.3 |
Paresthesia | 7 | 5.8 |
Lethargy | 5 | 4.2 |
Bradycardia | 3 | 2.5 |
Frilosity | 2 | 1.7 |
Puffiness of the face | 2 | 1.7 |
Depilation | 1 | 0.8 |
Hoarseness of voice | 1 | 0.8 |
Subtotal | 120 | 100 |
Ultrasound data |
|
|
Presence of goiter | 44 | 70.96 |
Anodular | 28 | 45.16 |
Multinodular | 12 | 19.35 |
Uninodular | 4 | 6.45 |
Absence of goitre | 18 | 29.04 |
Uninodular | 4 | 6.45 |
Multinodular | 14 | 22.59 |
Subtotal | 62 | 100 |
Etiologies |
|
|
Hypothyroidism secondary to the administration of synthetic antithyroid drugs. | 54 | 45 |
Thyroid surgery | 39 | 32.5 |
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | 11 | 9.2 |
Atrophic thyroiditis | 1 | 0.8 |
Central hypothyroidism | 1 | 0.8 |
Unspecified | 14 | 11.7 |
Subtotal | 120 | 100 |
Evolution under treatment |
|
|
Euthyroidism | 80 | 66.7 |
Hyperthyroidism | 12 | 10 |
Hypothyroidism | 28 | 23.3 |
Subtotal | 120 | 100 |