DeCS

Descriptor English:

Thyrotoxicosis

Descriptor Spanish:

Tirotoxicosis

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	tirotoxicosis
Scope note:	Síndrome clínico que refleja la respuesta de los tejidos periféricos a un exceso de hormona tiroidea.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Tireotoxicose

Descriptor French:

Thyréotoxicose

Entry term(s):

Thyrotoxicose

Tree number(s):

C19.874.397.685

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013971

Scope note:

A hypermetabolic syndrome caused by excess THYROID HORMONES which may come from endogenous or exogenous sources. The endogenous source of hormone may be thyroid HYPERPLASIA; THYROID NEOPLASMS; or hormone-producing extrathyroidal tissue. Thyrotoxicosis is characterized by NERVOUSNESS; TACHYCARDIA; FATIGUE; WEIGHT LOSS; heat intolerance; and excessive SWEATING.

Allowable Qualifiers:

BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

19366

Unique ID:

D013971

NLM Classification:

WK 265

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Date Established:

1987/01/01

Date of Entry:

1986/04/07