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Osteitis fibrosa cystica is a bone disease that happens when very high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) from hyperparathyroidism make

Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (PPHP) is a rare inherited disorder where a person looks like they have pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) but their blood tests

Pseudohypoparathyroidism (often shortened to PHP) is a rare genetic hormone problem where the body does not respond properly to parathyroid

A colloid nodule is a benign (non-cancerous) lump in the thyroid gland that is filled with thick, jelly-like material called

A thyroid nodule is a small lump or growth inside the thyroid gland, which sits in the front of the

Toxic multinodular goiter is a thyroid disease where the thyroid gland is enlarged and full of many small lumps (nodules),

Toxic nodular goiter is a thyroid disease where one or more lumps (nodules) in the thyroid gland make too much

Endemic goitre is a long-term swelling of the thyroid gland that happens in many people who live in the same

Boston’s sign is a special eye sign seen in people with thyroid eye disease, most often in Graves’ disease. It

Abadie’s sign of exophthalmic goiter is a special eye sign seen in people with Graves’ disease, which is a form

Hyperthyroid myopathy (also called thyrotoxic myopathy) is a muscle disease that happens when the body has too much thyroid hormone

Amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) is a type of hyperthyroidism that happens because of the heart medicine amiodarone. Amiodarone is an

Thyroid storm is a rare, life-threatening emergency that happens when the thyroid gland suddenly releases a very large amount of

Thyrotoxicosis factitia is a type of thyrotoxicosis (too much thyroid hormone in the blood) that happens because a person takes

Hashitoxicosis is a short-lasting phase of thyrotoxicosis (too much thyroid hormone in the blood) that happens in people with Hashimoto

Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (FDH) is a rare inherited condition in which a change (mutation) in the albumin gene makes blood

Thyroid hormone resistance is a rare condition where body tissues do not respond properly to thyroid hormones (T4 and T3),

Hyperthyroxinemia means “too much thyroxine (T4) hormone in the blood.” Thyroxine (T4) is the main hormone made by the thyroid

Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare autoimmune disease that affects the place where the nerve meets the muscle, called