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Grave's disease is an autoimmune dysfunction of the thyroid glands, and is also called "thyroid storm". It's a condition that sometimes occurs when a thyroid gland turns "on" and won't shut off, thus producing too much thyroxine. It's signs and symptoms are usually much the same as hyperthyroidism and include a condition known as 'bug eyes' where the eyeballs protrude from their sockets.
It is when the body produces too much thyroid hormone because of the immune system. It can affect anyone, but it is most common in women and people under 40. Very rarely is it a life-threatening condition.
There are a couple treatments for the disease, one involves a medication to allow the thyroid glands to slow production until the body can heal, the other involves destroying the thyroid glands either surgically or through radioactive iodine.
You can read about the condition at the related link below.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoGraves' Disease is caused when antibodies accidentally attack the thyroid, which can cause hyperthyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid produces too many hormones. This in turn causes many problems, such as nervousness, irritability, sleep problems, weight loss, and/or many other symptoms.
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Can blood poisoning cause graves' disease?
No. Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease that causes a overactive thyroid gland.
Excessive production of thyroid hormone causes this disease?
Graves disease.
What is a disease that enlarges thyroid glands or goiter and causes bulging eyeballs?
Graves disease, hyperthyroidism
A chronic disease of the immune system that attacks the thyroid gland and causes a goiter is called?
Graves' Disease.
Does Susan sarandon have graves disease?
yes I believe she has Graves disease
Is graves dusease a autoimmune disorder?
Yes, Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease.
How many people have Graves Disease?
approximately 703,555 people in the US have graves disease
An autoimmune thyroid disease that is caused by the thyroid gland being overactive is known as?
Well, Graves Disease is an autoimmune disease that can cause hyperthyroidism Also, Graves can cause Thyroid Eye Disease. So not sure if that has answered your question.
What is the definiton of Graves Disease?
Graves' disease is named after Irish doctor Robert Graves who first identified the condition in 1835. "Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems, Fourth Edition" says this thyroid autoimmune disease causes the body to overproduce thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI), an antibody that targets the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
Can you have euthyroid graves disease then lithium induced hypothyroid disease?
NO
Is graves disease a disability?
yes
What autoimmune disease destroys thyroid tissue?
When the immune system attacks the thyroid tissue, Hashimoto's thyroiditis or Graves' disease can develop. While both conditions are classified as thyroid autoimmune diseases, they have different symptoms and treatments.
