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'''Graves' disease''', also '''Graves disease''', is an | '''Graves' disease''', also '''Graves disease''', is an autoimmune disease that leads to hyperthyroidism. | ||
It is often misspelled "Grave's disease". | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Autoimmune disease leading to hyperthyroidism. | *Autoimmune disease leading to hyperthyroidism. | ||
*Eye problems not resolved with thyroid removal.{{fact}} | *Eye problems not resolved with thyroid removal.{{fact}} | ||
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Notes: | Notes: | ||
*Usually has an unimpressive appearance... as it is treated, i.e. history is important. | *Usually has an unimpressive appearance... as it is treated, i.e. history is important. | ||
*Nuclear clearing and papillae are usu. diffuse in Graves disease - unlike in papillary thyroid carcinoma. | *Nuclear clearing and papillae are usu. diffuse in Graves' disease - unlike in papillary thyroid carcinoma. | ||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
www: | www: | ||
*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg4/ENDO022.jpg Graves disease (med.utah.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/enfrm.html http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/enfrm.html]. Accessed on: 4 December 2011.</ref> | *[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg4/ENDO022.jpg Graves' disease (med.utah.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/enfrm.html http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/enfrm.html]. Accessed on: 4 December 2011.</ref> | ||
*[http://medcell.med.yale.edu/histology/endocrine_systems_lab/graves_disease.php Graves disease & normal thyroid (yale.edu)]. | *[http://medcell.med.yale.edu/histology/endocrine_systems_lab/graves_disease.php Graves' disease & normal thyroid (yale.edu)]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||