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Factitious hyperthyroidism

Alternative Names: Factitious thyrotoxicosis; Thyrotoxicosis factititia; Thyrotoxicosis medicomentosa Symptoms: The symptoms of factitious hyperthyroidism are identical to the symptoms of hyperthyroidism caused by the thyroid gland, with the following exceptions: There is no goiter. The thyroid gland is usually small. The eyes do not protrude, as they do in Graves' disease (the most common type of hyperthyroidism). The skin over the shins does not thicken, as it occasionally does with Graves' disease. Text Continues Below Signs and tests: The following test results may indicate hyperthyroidism: TSH -- low Total T4 -- high Free T4 -- high Total T3 -- high Thyroglobulin -- low Radioactive iodine uptake -- low

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