Which of the following conditions is caused by hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone?
A) Graves' disease
B) Recklinghausen disease
C) Addison's disease
D) Hashimoto's disease
B) Recklinghausen disease
Recklinghausen disease is caused by hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone.
Graves' disease is caused by hypersecretion of thyroid hormones. Addison's disease is caused by
hyposecretion of adrenocortical hormones. Hashimoto's disease is a chronic autoimmune form of
thyroiditis, resulting in hyposecretion of thyroid hormones.
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