Two common thyroid conditions- Graves disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis - are autoimmune diseases. How do these two...
Two common thyroid conditions- Graves disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis - are autoimmune diseases. How do these two diseases differ?
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ANSWER.
* Difference between Graves disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
* Graves disease.
It occurs mainly due to the inflammation of thyroid gland which results
in production of excessive amount of thyroid hormones or hyperthyroidism.
* Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
If the hyperthyroidism or graves disease occur due to thyroiditis affect the patient
in a prolonged period of time results in thyroid cell damages and leads to an underactive
thyroid or hypothyroidism state is called hashimoto's disease.
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