Enfermedad de Graves
Es un trastorno autoinmunitario que involucra hiperactividad de la glándula tiroides (hipertiroidismo). Las características distintivas de esta afección son los ojos saltones (exoftalmos), intolerancia al calor, incremento de la energía, dificultad para dormir, diarrea y ansiedad.
Revision
Last reviewed 6/4/2012 by Shehzad Topiwala, MD, Chief Consultant Endocrinologist, Premier Medical Associates, The Villages, FL. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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