Thyrotoxicosis
"Thyrotoxicosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hypermetabolic syndrome caused by excess THYROID HORMONES which may come from endogenous or exogenous sources. The endogenous source of hormone may be thyroid HYPERPLASIA; THYROID NEOPLASMS; or hormone-producing extrathyroidal tissue. Thyrotoxicosis is characterized by NERVOUSNESS; TACHYCARDIA; FATIGUE; WEIGHT LOSS; heat intolerance; and excessive SWEATING.
| Descriptor ID |
D013971
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.874.397.685 C19.874.902
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thyrotoxicosis" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Pottorf BJ, Moore JT, Hollis HW. Hyperthyroidism ? myalgia ? rapidly progressing paralysis ? Dx? J Fam Pract. 2015 Jan; 64(1):40-2.