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Graves' disease
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Graves' disease (grvz)
n.
A condition usually caused by excessive thyroid hormone and characterized by an enlarged thyroid gland, protrusion of eyeballs, a rapid heartbeat, and nervous excitability. Also called Basedow's disease, Parry's disease.
Graves' disease
The most common form of hyperthyroidism, characterized by bulging eyes, rapid heart rate, and other symptoms.
Mentioned in: Thyroid Function Tests, Thyroiditis
Graves' disease Basedow disease Endocrinology The most common cause of hyperthyroidism, due to excess thyroid stimulation by autoantibodies with diffuse toxic goiter Clinical Hyperthyroidism, exophthalmos, dermatopathy–painless, reddish lumpy rash on anterior leg, familial tendency, tachycardia, ↑ metabolic rate Risk factors Stress, smoking, RT to neck, medications–eg IL-2 and IFN-alpha, and viral infection Diagnosis Thyroid scan–diffuse ↑ uptake, ↑ TSI–Thyroid Stimulating Ig level. See Exophthalmic goiter, Primary hyperthyroidism.


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