COURSE on THYROID ULTRASOUND

Section 3 Non-nodular thyroid diseases

Part 2 Graves' disease

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Graves' disease - case 2513

Clinical data: A 39-year-old man was referred for evaluation of a suspected hyperthyroidism. The patient's symptoms (fatigue, sweating, sleep disturbance, occasional high heart rate) developed after severe family conflict. Three weeks before the present examination, the TSH was 0.08 mIU/L and the FT4 level was 28.1 pM/L.

Palpation: no abnormality.

Laboratory data: TSH 0.32 mIU/L, FT4 11.9 pM/L, FT3 4.76 pM/L, aTPO 0.3 U/mL, TSAb 0.1 U/L (normal values below 1.5).

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