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extreme fatigue, poor ability to tolerate cold, feeling tired, muscle aches, constipation, weight gain, [3] depression, anxiety, irritability [4] Complications: During pregnancy can result in cretinism in the baby [5] Usual onset > 60 years old [3] Causes: Iodine deficiency, Hashimoto's thyroiditis [3] Diagnostic method
Dercum's disease is a rare condition characterized by multiple painful fatty tumors, called lipomas, that can grow anywhere in subcutaneous fat across the body. [1] Sometimes referred as adiposis dolorosa in medical literature, Dercum’s disease is more of a syndrome than a disease (because it has several clinically recognizable features, signs, and symptoms that are characteristic of it and ...
The fatigue must have lasted for 6 months or longer, and be present at least 50% of the time; Other symptoms are possible, such as muscle pain, mood problems, or sleep disturbance; Conditions known to cause severe fatigue and some mental conditions exclude a diagnosis. Post-infectious fatigue syndrome also requires evidence of a prior infection ...
Addison's disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, [4] is a rare long-term endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate production of the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone by the two outer layers of the cells of the adrenal glands (adrenal cortex), causing adrenal insufficiency.
Many of the signs imitate symptoms of other diseases, so thyroiditis can sometimes be difficult to diagnose. Common hypothyroid symptoms manifest when thyroid cell damage is slow and chronic, and may include fatigue, weight gain, feeling "fuzzy headed", depression, dry skin, and constipation. Other, rarer symptoms include swelling of the legs ...
Based on symptoms. Diagnosis of exclusion requiring laboratory evaluation, physical and biopsychosocial assessment. [1] Differential diagnosis: Occupational burnout; chronic fatigue due to a known medical condition such as chronic fatigue syndrome, overtraining: Treatment: Symptomatic: Frequency: 6.2 to 64.2 per 1000 [2]
Diagnosis is based on symptoms and a differential diagnosis because no diagnostic test is available. [7] [15] [16] [17] The illness can improve or worsen over time, but full recovery is uncommon. [12] No therapies or medications are approved to treat the condition, and management is aimed at relieving symptoms.
From the list below, one bold symptom and four other symptoms must be presented for at least 2 weeks for a diagnosis of a major depressive episode. Weight loss or gain; Change in body activity (psychomotor changes) Change in sleep; Depressed mood; Feelings of worthlessness and excessive or inappropriate guilt