GENERAL HISTOLOGY

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What disease is characterized by bulging eyes and hand tremors?
A
Graves
B
Cushings
C
Pituitary Dwarfism
D
Turners
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Graves’ ophthalmopathy signs and symptoms include bulging eyes, redness and retracting eyelids. About 30% of people with Graves’ disease show some signs and symptoms of Graves’ ophthalmopathy. In Graves’ ophthalmopathy, inflammation and other immune system events affect muscles and other tissues around your eyes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Graves-Basedow disease is a type of hyperthyroidism due to diffuse goiter. It is related to the presence of thyroid-stimulating antibodies. It is more common in young people and can lead to the appearance of bulging eyes (exophthalmos) and swelling of the front of the legs (myxedema).

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