Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2013
A 13-year-old girl complains of fever up to 37,4°C during the last 2 months after recovering from ARVI. Objectively: malnutrition, diffuse grade II enlargement of the thyroid gland feeling dense on palpation, exophthalmos, tachycardia. What kind of pathological syndrome is it?
Answer options
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Thymomegaly
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
Correct answer
Thyrotoxicosis
Explanation
A 13-year-old girl complains of fever up to 37,4oC during the last 2 months after recovering from ARVI. Objectively: malnutrition, diffuse grade II enlargement of the thyroid gland feeling dense on palpation, exophthalmos, tachycardia. What kind of pathological syndrome is it?Thyrotoxicosis => is the condition that occurs due to excessive thyroid hormone of any cause and therefore includes hyperthyroidism.
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