Graves’ Disease: Symptoms, Specific Causes, And Current Treatments
Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes the thyroid gland to over-produce thyroid hormone. This condition leads to overactivity of the entire thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism). It is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the United States. It is named after Robert Graves, an Irish physician, who described this form of hyperthyroidism in 1868. …