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Graves Disease: eMedicine Endocrinology

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Overview: Graves disease, named after Robert J. Graves, MD,1 circa 1830s, is an autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism due to circulating autoantibodies. Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSIs) bind to and activate thyrotropin receptors, causing the thyroid gland to ...

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Tags: Endocrinology, Gland, Thyroid Disease, Graves Disease, Hyperthyroidism, Autoimmune Disease, Disease and Condition, disease

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Graves disease is an autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism due to autoantibodies. Learn more. http://bit.ly/bXIbS8

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Orbital Decompression for Graves Disease

emedicine.medscape.com — “Graves disease, originally called Graves-Basedow disease, was first described as the triad of hyperthyroidism, goiter, and exophthalmos in 1835.View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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mdlinx.com — “Hypocalcaemia following thyroidectomy for treatment of Graves disease: implications for patient management and cost-effectivenessView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Endocrinology Article | Graves Disease

mdlinx.com — “Concurrent Graves disease and intracranial arterial stenosis/occlusion: special considerations regarding the state of thyroid function, etiology, and treatmentView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Endocrinology Article | Hashimoto Disease

mdlinx.com — “Clustering of additional autoimmunity behaves differently in Hashimoto's patients compared to Graves' patientsView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Endocrinology Article | Graves Disease

mdlinx.com — “Reliability of Early I123 Uptake for the Treatment of Graves Disease in ChildrenView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Reliability of Early I123 Uptake for the Treatment of Graves Disease in Children: Endocrine Practice http://bit.ly/eroiPv #endo

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mdlinx.com — “A New Small-Molecule Antagonist Inhibits Graves' Disease Antibody Activation of the TSH ReceptorView full resource at mdlinx.com

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mdlinx.com — “Qualitative and Quantitative Impact of Protective Glucocorticoid Therapy on the Effective 131I Half-Life in Radioiodine Therapy for Graves DiseaseView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Endocrinology Article | Graves Disease

mdlinx.com — “Pediatric Graves' Disease: Controversies in ManagementView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Hashimoto Thyroiditis: eMedicine Endocrinology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Hashimoto thyroiditis (or Hashimoto's thyroiditis) is part of the spectrum of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs). By strict criteria, it is a histologic diagnosis first described by Hakaru Hashimoto, a Japanese surgeon working in Berlin, Germany. His ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Hashimoto thyroidititis is part of the spectrum of autoimmune thyroid diseases. Learn more about causes & symptoms. http://bit.ly/938KZN

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Riedel Thyroiditis: eMedicine Endocrinology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Riedel thyroiditis, or Riedel's thyroiditis (RT), is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland characterized by a dense fibrosis that replaces normal thyroid parenchyma. The fibrotic process invades adjacent structures of the neck and ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Riedel thyroiditis is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland. Learn more about causes & symptoms. http://bit.ly/d9DhvG

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Hyperthyroidism: eMedicine Endocrinology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Thyrotoxicosis is the hypermetabolic condition associated with elevated levels of free thyroxine (FT4) and/or free triiodothyronine (FT3). Hyperthyroidism includes diseases that are a subset of thyrotoxicosis, that are caused by excess synthesis and secretion of thyroid ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Hyperthyroidism can include a number of diseases which are characterized by the overproduction of thyroid hormone. http://bit.ly/cV8IvW

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Goiter, Diffuse Toxic: eMedicine Endocrinology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: This condition was first described by the English physician Caleb H. Parry (1755-1822). The disorder is known as Graves disease (after Robert J. Graves) in the English-speaking world and as Basedow disease (after Karl A. von ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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In diffuse toxic goiter, the thyroid gland is diffusely hyperplastic and excessively overproduces thyroid hormone. http://bit.ly/b8Wfds

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Goiter, Toxic Nodular: eMedicine Endocrinology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: A toxic nodular goiter (TNG) is a thyroid gland that contains autonomously functioning thyroid nodules, with resulting hyperthyroidism. TNG, or Plummer's disease, was first described by Henry Plummer in 1913. TNG is the second most common ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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A toxic nodular goiter is a thyroid gland that has autonomously functioning thyroid nodules causing hyperthyroidism. http://bit.ly/aajdnn

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