Thyroid nodule refers to a lump in the thyroid gland, which can move up and down with the thyroid gland and has swallowing action. It is a common clinical disease, which can be caused by many reasons.
Clinically, there are many thyroid diseases, such as thyroid degeneration, inflammation, autoimmunity, tumors, etc., which can be manifested as nodules. Thyroid nodules can be single or multiple. The incidence of multiple nodules is higher than that of single nodules, but the incidence of thyroid cancer in single nodules is higher.
As a common clinical disease, thyroid nodule belongs to the category of scabies in traditional Chinese medicine, which is closely related to diseases such as scrofula. The causes of the disease are congenital endowment deficiency or acclimatization, emotional imbalance and improper diet; The pathogenesis is dysfunction of zang-fu organs, stagnation of phlegm, stagnation of qi and blood stasis, binding in front of the neck, long course of disease, and converging in the neck to get the Tao, even if it is tangible.
On September 18, 20 1 1, a thyroid patient in Hunan, Ms. Zhang (a pseudonym), went to the First Master Supu Chinese Medicine Hospital.
History: bilateral thyroid nodules of the patient. Right node saves 10×5mm, low echo, left node saves 6× 5 mm ... It has been ill for more than three years, and local doctors suggest regular follow-up.
Chief complaint: during the three-year follow-up, the patient's thyroid nodules gradually increased, and sometimes he felt foreign body in his throat, and he could not spit it out and could not swallow it. Sometimes there will be some white sputum, which makes him feel uncomfortable in his throat. Eating some cold food occasionally will lead to diarrhea. Patients are worried that the nodules will continue to grow or become malignant, and their psychology is getting more and more anxious, so they seek Chinese medicine treatment.
Four-diagnosis combined consultation: the patient is a teacher by profession. He is impatient and irritable when he sees a doctor, and sometimes he is thirsty and has a sore throat. He sleeps a lot and dreams easily, and his diet is ok, but he is prone to bloating. After eating cold food, it is easy to have loose bowels, dull tongue, teeth marks on the edge and greasy fur. According to the patient's symptoms, it is judged that he is a constitution of liver depression and spleen deficiency.
The diseases of thyroid nodules are closely related to liver depression. The long-term nature of patients' work will lead to liver depression and qi stagnation. After eating cold food, patients are prone to abdominal distension and loose stool, which further suggests that patients have spleen deficiency. Liver depression and spleen deficiency will lead to qi stagnation and blood stasis, phlegm and blood stasis will form thyroid nodules in the neck.
Treatment: External plaster combined with oral Chinese medicine is applied to the neck to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, soften hard mass and disperse hard mass. Mainly for the treatment of thyroid nodules that have been formed, oral Chinese medicine plays the role of soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, and fundamentally regulates the root causes of thyroid nodules.
Supu Chinese Medicine Hospital keeps following up and guiding, and the patients' mood, diet and work and rest have been well improved. On February 4th, 20 18, I went to the hospital for the second B-ultrasound, and all the bilateral thyroid nodules disappeared. The patient was later consolidated with external plaster for a period of time, and there was no recurrence in the subsequent follow-up visit.