Read about the causes of exophthalmos or bulging eyes and find out about the best treatments for thyroid eye disease and protruding eyes.
Some people with Graves' disease may develop a rareskincondition known as pretibial myxedema or Graves' dermopathy. It is a lumpy reddish thickening of the skin on the shins. It is usually painless and is not serious. Like exophthalmos, this condition does not necessarily begin with the onset...
Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a rare eye condition characterized by progressive inflammation of and damage to the muscles and soft tissues in and around the eyes, especially the extraocular muscles (the muscles present in the orbit but outside the eyeball), connective, and fatty tissue. TED is...
Which of the following hormones is not hyperglycemic/glucose sparing? a) cortisol b) insulin c) glucagon d) GH Hyposecretion of cortisol produces A. Addison's disease. B. exophthalmos. C. Cushing's syndrome. D. acromegaly. Which of the following se...
A condition characterized by disruption in the rhythm of the heart transduction is known as what? Define the following medical term: Bifurcation What is the term for an individual who can pass a disease to another person, but who does not display symptoms of the disease themselves...
Bug eyes might indicate Graves' disease Shutterstock When you look in the mirror, does it look like your eyes are bugging out? Not only is this disturbing, but you might actually have what doctors call exophthalmos, a condition that may very well bea symptom of Graves' disease, a fancy nam...
During the initial medical questionnaire, doctors are trying to determine what is the issue that brings the patient to the doctor. these questions are necessary to help elucidate or fill in the gaps as to what could potentially be causing a patient harm. ...
Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease in which the body makes abnormal antibodies that mimic the action of TSH on the thyroid gland. You would expect a patient with this disease to have ___. Iron deficiency disease can be difficu...