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Graves’ Disease

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Graves’ disease is a common cause of hyperthyroidism. Thyroid gland hypoechogenicity is typical for autoimmune thyroid disease, with overlapping ultrasound pattern of Graves’ and Hashimoto disease. A diffusely increased thyroid blood flow is pathognomonic of untreated Graves’ disease. To see: 5 cases, 30 pictures.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine III – Nephrology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

    Milan Halenka MD, PhD & Zdeněk Fryšák MD, CSc

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Halenka, M., Fryšák, Z. (2017). Graves’ Disease. In: Atlas of Thyroid Ultrasonography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53759-7_4

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