Thyrotoxicosis is the syndrome resulting from an excess of circulating free thyroxine (FF4) and/or free triiodothyronine (FT3).It affects about 1% of women and 0.1% of men. The causes areshown in Figure 1. The term ‘...Thyrotoxicosis is the syndrome resulting from an excess of circulating free thyroxine (FF4) and/or free triiodothyronine (FT3).It affects about 1% of women and 0.1% of men. The causes areshown in Figure 1. The term ‘hyperthyroidism' indicates thyroid gland overaetivity resulting in thyrotoxieosis, but thyrotoxieosiscan occur without hyperthyroidism when stored hormone is released from a damaged thyroid (e. g. subaeute thyroiditis) or when excess thyroid hormone is taken.展开更多
文摘Thyrotoxicosis is the syndrome resulting from an excess of circulating free thyroxine (FF4) and/or free triiodothyronine (FT3).It affects about 1% of women and 0.1% of men. The causes areshown in Figure 1. The term ‘hyperthyroidism' indicates thyroid gland overaetivity resulting in thyrotoxieosis, but thyrotoxieosiscan occur without hyperthyroidism when stored hormone is released from a damaged thyroid (e. g. subaeute thyroiditis) or when excess thyroid hormone is taken.