The most common cause is Graves disease (Franklyn, 1994), an autoimmune illness that creates autoimmune antibodies that directly attack the thyroid, activating the synthesis of thyroid hormone ...

We report herein a case of thyroid mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma in a patient receiving antithyroid drug therapy for Graves' disease. A 75-year-old woman first presented with ...

Thyroid storm is another potential complication of Graves’ disease. It is a medical emergency with a fatality rate of approximately 10%, resulting from high levels of circulating thyroid hormones.

Having a family history of thyroid disease and being assigned female at birth can also increase your risk of experiencing a ...

"It’s just normalised to not feel good." Graves' disease is related to an overactive thyroid and is "much less severe than what a lot of people go through", Ridley said. But she added ...