甲狀腺炎是指甲狀腺因感染或免疫系統問題產生的炎症反應，可分為慢性、亞急性和急性，患者會出現喉嚨痛、吞嚥疼痛、頸部腫大等病徵，大多數患者經治療包括服用類固醇便可痊癒，惟約5%患者會出現永久性甲狀腺功能低下情況。
甲狀腺功能減退期：
目前沒有確定預防甲狀腺炎方法，但以下方法或可減少患上有明確成因的甲狀腺炎風險：
甲狀腺炎是指甲狀腺因感染或免疫系統產生的炎症反應，與病毒感染、細菌感染或自身抗體問題有關，大多數患者服用數周類固醇便可痊癒，惟部分患者或會出現永久性甲狀腺功能低下情況。如對甲狀腺炎有任何問題，歡迎與我們的醫生預約諮詢。
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