Female > male (4 to 5...
Thyroid storm can constitute an endocrinologic medical emergency.
Growth acceleration that can be associated with precocious puberty (Hyperthyroidism can accelerate the bone age....
Antihistamines and cold medications may worsen sympathetic nervous system symptoms.
Stopping antithyroid drugs because of low thyroxine values w...
Good, if adherent with treatment
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Aversa T, Valenzise M, Salerno M, et al. Metamorphic thyroid autoimmunity in Down syndrome: from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis to Graves’ disease and beyond. Ital J Pediatr. 2015;41...
242.00 Toxic diffuse goiter without mention of thyrotoxic crisis or storm
242.01 Toxic diffuse goiter with mention of thyrotoxic crisis or storm
775.3 Neonatal thyrotoxicosis
E05.00 Thyrot...
Q: Does Graves disease lead to thyroid cancer?
A: No, although controversy surrounds the role of TSH and the closely related TSH-receptor antibodies of Graves disease in thyroid cancer’s incidence ...
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Figure 9.31. Graves? optic neuropathy. Axial computed tomography shows marked enlargement of the ocular muscles at the orbital apex. The medial walls of the orbit are bowed inward by the enlarged medial recti.
Figure 9.31. Graves? optic neuropathy. Axial computed tomography shows marked enlargement of the ocular muscles at the orbital apex. The m...
<bold><italic>Figure 18-9</bold> Thyroid gland in hyperthyroidism. A,</bold> Normal thyroid. <bold>B,</bold> Hyperthyroidism. Note the overgrowth (hyperplasia) of follicular epithelium.
<bold><italic>Figure 18-9</bold> Thyroid gland in hyperthyroidism. A,</bold> Normal thyroid. <bold>B,</bol...
<bold>FIGURE 21-13. Graves disease.</bold> A young woman with hyperthyroidism displays a mass in the neck and exophthalmos.