Undiagnosed Thyroid disorders
| About undiagnosed conditions: One possible misdiagnosis is the failure to correctly diagnose Thyroid disorders leading to a person remaining with undiagnosed Thyroid disorders. Any condition can potentially be missed and stay undiagnosed. For a general overview of diseases that are often undiagnosed, see Failure to Diagnose or Under-Diagnosed Diseases. |
Undiagnosed prevalence of Thyroid disorders: about 13 million (based on estimates from the AACE, as reported by Reader's Digest 1; estimated 8 million people (American Medical Women's Association)
Undiagnosed prevalence rate: approx 1 in 20 or 4.78% or 13 million people in USA [about data]
Undiagnosed prevalence statistics about Thyroid disorders: The following statistics relate to undiagnosed cases of Thyroid disorders:
- More than half of 13 million cases are undiagnosed in the US (American Medical Women’s Association)
Medical news summaries about non-diagnosis of Thyroid disorders: The following medical news items are relevant to nondiagnosis of Thyroid disorders:
- Eye doctors can pick up a variety of diseases from an eye examination
- Half of thyroid disease sufferers are undiagnosed
- Lupus can be difficult to diagnose because of it’s multitude of symptoms
- New device allows rapid testing for hypothyroidism
- Symptoms of old age may be similar to many other treatable conditions
- Thyroid disease can affect cholesterol levels
- Thyroid disease frequently undiagnosed
- Thyroid disorders frequently undiagnosed especially in women
- Two thirds of thyroid problems undiagnosed
Footnotes:
1. Reader's Digest, February 2004, "10 Diseases Doctors Miss", page 120
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