ea0055wc3 | Workshop C: Disorders of the thyroid gland (I) | SFEEU2018
Samarasinghe S
, Avari P
, Muralidhara K
Graves disease is an autoimmune mediated thyrotoxicosis which accounts for 5080% of cases of hyperthyroidism. In addition to non-thyroid organ involvement, presence of thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibodies (TRAb) or increased uptake on a nuclear scan are diagnostic. Ultrasound typically shows a diffuse enlargement of the thyroid with increased vascularity, but up to 23% of patients are known to have thyroid nodules. Thyroid nodules carry a 46% risk ...