A woman suffering from Graves' disease (Basedow's-Graves' Disease)
A woman with Grave's 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 TS
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Keywords: abnormal, abnormality, basedow, condition, diagnosis, diffuse, disease, diseases, exophthalmos, eye, eyeball, female, goiter, graves, graves-basedow, hyperthyroidism, ophthalmopathy, protusion, rave, toxic, tropical, woman
