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Immune System Diseases > Autoimmune Diseases > Graves Disease
Endocrine System Diseases > Thyroid Diseases > Goiter > Graves Disease
Endocrine System Diseases > Thyroid Diseases > Hyperthyroidism > Graves Disease
Eye Diseases > Orbital Diseases > Exophthalmos > Graves Disease

Preferred term

Graves Disease  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Basedow Disease
  • Basedow's Disease
  • Basedows Disease
  • Disease, Basedow
  • Disease, Basedow's
  • Disease, Graves'
  • Exophthalmic Goiter
  • Exophthalmic Goiters
  • Goiter, Exophthalmic
  • Goiters, Exophthalmic
  • Graves' Disease
  • Hyperthyroidism, Autoimmune

Note

  • GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY is also available

Scope note

  • A common form of hyperthyroidism with a diffuse hyperplastic GOITER. It is an autoimmune disorder that produces antibodies against the THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE RECEPTOR. These autoantibodies activate the TSH receptor, thereby stimulating the THYROID GLAND and hypersecretion of THYROID HORMONES. These autoantibodies can also affect the eyes (GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY) and the skin (Graves dermopathy).

History note

  • 2006 (1987); use GOITER, EXOPHTHALMIC 1963-1986

In other languages

  • Basedowin tauti

    Finnish

  • autoimmuuni hypertyreoosi
  • autoimmuuni kilpirauhasen liikatoiminta
  • Basedov
  • Basedovin tauti
  • Basedow
  • Basedow'n tauti
  • Graves
  • Gravesin tauti
  • morbus Basedow
  • morbus Graves
  • Giftstruma

    Swedish

  • Basedows sjukdom
  • Graves' sjukdom

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006111

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