Graves' disease

id: graves-disease-167-12038669
title: Graves' disease
text: Graves disease, also known as toxic diffuse goiter or Basedow’s disease, is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. It frequently results in and is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. It also often results in an enlarged thyroid. Signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism may include irritability, muscle weakness, sleeping problems, a fast heartbeat, poor tolerance of heat, diarrhea and unintentional weight loss. Other symptoms may include thickening of the skin on the shins, known as p
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description: Autoimmune endocrine disease
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graves%27_disease
date created: 2002-05-09T07:58:51Z
date modified: 2024-08-30T12:22:17Z
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