Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition A fibroinflammatory disorder of the thyroid gland, occuring more frequently in females, characterized a large, hard thyroid mass, and presenting with pressure symptoms (breathing difficul¼ties and dysphagia) or voice hoarseness and aphonia (impingement of recurrent laryngeal nerve). It can often be associated with extracervical fibroinflammatory disorders such as retroperitoneal fibrosis, primary scleroisng cholangitis and autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto struma, Addison disease, and Biermer disease. Disease data Classification Clinical subtype Synonyms Riedel disease Choroba Riedela Zapalenie tarczycy Riedela Riedel thyroiditis ORPHA code 64744 OMIM code - ICD10 code - ICD11 code 4A43.0 *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl