Thymic hyperplasia in Graves’ disease

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune thyroid condition characterized by the production of autoantibodies against the thyrotropin receptor. It is known to be associated with autoimmune conditions such as myasthenia gravis, Addison's disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and vitiligo. We present a case...

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Autores principales: Kotwal, Narendra, Singh, Yashpal, Menon, Anil, Behera, Vineet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23869315
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.111676
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author Kotwal, Narendra
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description Graves’ disease is an autoimmune thyroid condition characterized by the production of autoantibodies against the thyrotropin receptor. It is known to be associated with autoimmune conditions such as myasthenia gravis, Addison's disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and vitiligo. We present a case of rare autoimmune association of Graves’ disease with thymic hyperplasia which regressed after treatment with antithyroid drugs. Exact pathophysiology of thymic hyperplasia in Graves’ is not well understood; it is likely to be the result of rather than the cause of Graves’ disease.
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spelling pubmed-37123892013-07-18 Thymic hyperplasia in Graves’ disease Kotwal, Narendra Singh, Yashpal Menon, Anil Behera, Vineet Indian J Endocrinol Metab Case Report Graves’ disease is an autoimmune thyroid condition characterized by the production of autoantibodies against the thyrotropin receptor. It is known to be associated with autoimmune conditions such as myasthenia gravis, Addison's disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and vitiligo. We present a case of rare autoimmune association of Graves’ disease with thymic hyperplasia which regressed after treatment with antithyroid drugs. Exact pathophysiology of thymic hyperplasia in Graves’ is not well understood; it is likely to be the result of rather than the cause of Graves’ disease. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3712389/ /pubmed/23869315 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.111676 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Kotwal, Narendra
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Behera, Vineet
Thymic hyperplasia in Graves’ disease
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title_short Thymic hyperplasia in Graves’ disease
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23869315
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.111676
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