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Գրէյվսի հիւանդութիւն, նաև՝ Դիֆուզ տոքսիկ խպիպ, աութոիմուն հիւանդութիւն է որ կ՛ախտահարէ վահանաձեւ գեղձը։[1] Այն յաճախ կ՛առաջացնէ հիպերթիրեոզ եւ կը հանդիսանայ անոր ամենատարածուն պատճառը։[2] It also often results in an enlarged thyroid.[1] Signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism may include irritability, muscle weakness, sleeping problems, a fast heartbeat, poor tolerance of heat, diarrhea and unintentional weight loss.[1] Other symptoms may include thickening of the skin on the shins, known as pretibial myxedema, and eye bulging, a condition caused by Graves' ophthalmopathy.[1] About 25 to 80% of people with the condition develop eye problems.[1][3]
The exact cause is unclear; however, it is believed to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors.[4] A person is more likely to be affected if they have a family member with the disease.[1] If one twin is affected, a 30% chance exists that the other twin will also have the disease.[5] The onset of disease may be triggered by stress, infection or giving birth.[3] Those with other autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to be affected.[1] Smoking increases the risk of disease and may worsen eye problems.[1] The disorder results from an antibody, called thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI), that has a similar effect to thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).[1] These TSI antibodies cause the thyroid gland to produce excess thyroid hormones.[1] The diagnosis may be suspected based on symptoms and confirmed with blood tests and radioiodine uptake.[1][3] Typically, blood tests show a raised T3 and T4, low TSH, increased radioiodine uptake in all areas of the thyroid and TSI antibodies.[3]
The three treatment options are radioiodine therapy, medications and thyroid surgery.[1] Radioiodine therapy involves taking iodine-131 by mouth, which is then concentrated in the thyroid and destroys it over weeks to months.[1] The resulting hypothyroidism is treated with synthetic thyroid hormones.[1] Medications such as beta blockers may control some of the symptoms, and antithyroid medications such as methimazole may temporarily help people while other treatments are having effect.[1] Surgery to remove the thyroid is another option.[1] Eye problems may require additional treatments.[1]
Graves' disease will develop in about 0.5% of males and 3% of females.[2] It occurs about 7.5 times more often in women than in men.[1] Often, it starts between the ages of 40 and 60 but can begin at any age.[5] It is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the United States (about 50 to 80% of cases).[1][3] The condition is named after Irish surgeon Robert Graves, who described it in 1835.[5] A number of prior descriptions also exist.[5]