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exophthalmic goitre

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noun

  1. Also called: Graves' disease.  a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss

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Last week Dr. John Theodore King of Baltimore argued that at least exophthalmic goitre is intimately connected with chronic tonsillitis.

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The difficulty is especially perplexing in the case of exophthalmic goitre.

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All this led Dr. King to suspect that the most frequently infected gland of the neck, the tonsils, might be the cause of exophthalmic goitre.

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But neither pop eyes nor big neck are essential symptoms of exophthalmic goitre.

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When the Thyroid was discontinued the catalepsy grew worse, the exophthalmic goitre better; when resumed the catalepsy better, the exophthalmic goitre worse.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

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