Chapter 4 - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)»Disorders of thyroid gland (E00-E07)»Thyrotoxicosis with diffuse goiter (E05.0)
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Thyrotoxicosis with diffuse goiter
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Graves Disease37 drugs (24 approved, 13 experimental)
A common form of hyperthyroidism with a diffuse hyperplastic GOITER. It is an autoimmune disorder that produces antibodies against the THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE RECEPTOR. These autoantibodies activate the TSH receptor, thereby stimulating the THYROID GLAND and hypersecretion of THYROID HORMONES. These autoantibodies can also affect the eyes (GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY) and the skin (Graves dermopathy).