Mnemonic for causes of hypothyroidism
Causes of hypothyroidism = DDEATH
D = Destruction – e.g.: surgery, radioiodine
D = Drugs – e.g.: thionamides, lithium
E = Enzymes deficiency – dyshormogenesis
AT = Autoimmune Thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s)
H = Hypothalamic – pituitary disorders (tumor)
The commonest cause of hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroiditis!
Reference:
- Chew Nee Kong et al. X’press Revision in short cases aids to undergraduate medicine. 2008. University of Malaya Press.
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