Basedow syndrome

Basedow Syndrome is a disorder characterized by the combination of hyperthyroidism, goitre, and exophthalmos (bulging eyes).

The disorder was named after Karl Adolph von Basedow, [WhoNamedIt|synd|1517] the first doctor to describe it.

Symptoms

Symptoms include: cardiac arrhythmias, increased heart rate, weight loss in the presence of increased appetite, low tolerance to heat, elevated basal metabolism, profuse sweating, weakness, elevated protein-bound iodine level, tremor, eyelid retraction and stare.

Cause

It is unknown, but it may be related to an autoimmune malfunction or disease. The ratio of onset is 4:1 in females. It is normally discovered in the third or fourth decade of life.

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