Keywords: Graves’ disease, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism 1. INTRODUCTION Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune thyroid disease usually associated with hyperthyroidism.
To achieve stability of thyroid function, definitive therapy is recommended to remove the pathological thyroid. Keywords: Graves’ disease, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism 1. INTRODUCTION Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune thyroid disease usually associated with hyperthyroidism.
There are three different modalities to treat hyperthyroidism due to Grave's disease: anti-thyroid drugs (ATD), radioiodine and surgery, each of them having its own advantages and disadvantages. The option for one of the three therapeutical approaches has both subjective and objective components.
Adequate iodine is necessary to promote thyroid function. Seafood once or twice a week or normal use of iodized salt should provide sufficient amounts. What should the patient understand about physical activity following thyroidectomy? It is encouraged because regular exercise stimulates the thyroid gland
Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune thyroid disease usually associated with hyperthyroidism. There have been cases of patients switching from hyperthyroidism to hypothyroidism, and even rarer patients flipping from hypothyroidism to hyperthyroidism.1However, a case of spontaneously alternating hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism in Graves’ disease ...
Monitoring of TRAb is important in pregnant women with GD, as TSAb and TBAb can cause neonatal thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism, respectively, and affect neonatal development.8Thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO Ab), which are associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, can exist in patients with GD.