Study on the Distribution of Clinical Symptoms and Syndromes of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Complicated with Thyrotoxicosis

Background Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a systematic understanding of the occurrence, development, diagnosis and treatment of Hashimoto's thyroiditis complicated with thyrotoxicosis. However, at present, there are few studies on the clinical symptoms and syndrome distribution of TCM in this disease population, and there is also a lack of description of the syndrome distribution and syndrome diagnostic criteria of this disease in the national industry standards. Objective Using factor analysis combine with cluster analysis to explore the distribution of clinical symptoms and syndromes of Hashimoto's thyroiditis complicated with thyrotoxicosis, provide a basis for clinical syndrome differentiation and promote the standardization of Hashimoto's thyroiditis complicated with thyrotoxicosis syndrome. Methods From December 2020 to December 2021, 171 patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis complicated with thyrotoxicosis who met the diagnostic criteria in the outpatient department of thyroid disease of Dongch