Diagnosis and treatment of Graves' disease
Abstract
Graves' disease (Basedow's goiter, exophtalmic goiter) is a systemic autoimmune disease resulting from the production of stimulating antibodies to the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor; it is clinically manifested in lesions of the thyroid gland (TG) and thyrotoxicosis syndrome combined with extrathyroidal pathology (endocrine ophthalmopathy, pretibial myxedema, acropathy).
About the Author
V. V. Fadeyev
Head of the Department of Endocrinology, First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M.Sechenov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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For citations:
Fadeyev VV. Diagnosis and treatment of Graves' disease. Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council. 2014;(4):44-49. (In Russ.)
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