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"Thyrotoxicosis: a Five Year Follow-Up Study of 159 Cases from a Tertiary Health Care Centre from Mumbai, India"


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1 Department of Endocrinology, 4th floor, Room No 407 College Building, TNM College & BYL Nair, Ch.Hospital, Dr.A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Mumbai – 400 008, India
     

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Background: Thyroid diseases are among the commonest chronic non communicable diseases. It has been estimated that about 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid diseases as estimated from a projection made from various available studies.

Thyrotoxicosis, caused by the tissue effects of excess thyroid hormone, would count as one of the most common manifestations of thyroid disease and poses several challenges to the treating physician.


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Premlata Varthakavi
Department of Endocrinology, 4<sup>th</sup> floor, Room No 407 College Building, TNM College & BYL Nair, Ch.Hospital, Dr.A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Mumbai – 400 008, India
Anuradha Prabhala
Department of Endocrinology, 4<sup>th</sup> floor, Room No 407 College Building, TNM College & BYL Nair, Ch.Hospital, Dr.A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Mumbai – 400 008, India
Anish Behl
Department of Endocrinology, 4<sup>th</sup> floor, Room No 407 College Building, TNM College & BYL Nair, Ch.Hospital, Dr.A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Mumbai – 400 008, India

Abstract


Background: Thyroid diseases are among the commonest chronic non communicable diseases. It has been estimated that about 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid diseases as estimated from a projection made from various available studies.

Thyrotoxicosis, caused by the tissue effects of excess thyroid hormone, would count as one of the most common manifestations of thyroid disease and poses several challenges to the treating physician.