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A 39-year-old female patient complains of rapid fatigability, drowsiness, dry skin, hair loss, swelling of the face. A month ago, she underwent a surgery for thyrotoxicosis. The patient has the following gland dysfunction:

Answer options

  1. Thyroid (hypothyroidism), due to inadequate operative technique
  2. Pituitary, due to a tumor
  3. Ovarian, due to a tumor
  4. Parathyroid, due to the gland removal during surgery
  5. Adrenal
Correct answer

Thyroid (hypothyroidism), due to inadequate operative technique

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