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MALADIE PARRY [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Hypophysis
DEF

A disorder characterized by a triad of hyperthyroidism, goiter, and exophthalmos (bulging eyeballs).

CONT

Graves disease ... is an autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism due to circulating autoantibodies. Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSIs) bind to and activate thyrotropin receptors, causing the thyroid gland to grow and the thyroid follicles to increase synthesis of thyroid hormone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Hypophyse
DEF

Affection [...] se caractérisant par une augmentation de volume de manière diffuse de la glande thyroïde à l'origine d'une sécrétion trop importante d'hormone thyroïdienne.

OBS

Dans la grande famille des maladies auto-immunes, la maladie de Basedow (maladie de Graves pour les Anglo-saxons) est un peu à part. Elle touche la glande thyroïde et les yeux, parfois de façon spectaculaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Hipófisis
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