A young woman complained of night sweats, headaches, exhaustion, and palpitations. She had sweaty palms and tachycardia. Blood levels of free thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) were high and that of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) was low
The thyroid was diffusely enlarged and showed diffuse high uptake of radioactive iodine.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. euthyroid goiter
B. Hashimoto's disease
C. Graves' disease
D. de Quervain's thyroiditis
E. iodine deficiency
C
This woman has hyperthyroidism with exophthalmos indicative of Graves' disease. All other findings support that diagnosis. Other conditions listed here are characterized by euthyroidism or hypothyroidism and do not show exophthalmus.
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