A woman with Graves' Disease (Basedow-Graves disease)
A woman with Graves' disease displays the classic exophthalmos associated with the disease. Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease whereby the thyroid gland becomes hyper-productive. For some unknown reason, the body produces antibodies which mimics the stimulation of the thyroid by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) through their action on the TSH
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Keywords: abnormal, abnormality, basedow, basedow-graves, condition, diagnosis, diffuse, disease, diseases, exophthalmos, eye, eyeball, female, goiter, graves-basedow, hyperthyroidism, ophthalmopathy, protusion, toxic, tropical, woman
