Complications of Graves Disease

Complications list for Graves Disease:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Graves Disease includes:

• Birth defects
• Miscarriages
• Heart complications
• Death
• Goiter
• Hypothyroidism - not a disease complication directly, but common after surgery to correct hyperthyroidism.
• Agranulocytosis is an idiosyncratic reaction to antithyroid drugs

See also the symptoms of Graves Disease and Graves Disease: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Graves Disease from the Diseases Database include:

• Keratitis
• Hyposplenism
• Digital clubbing
• Pretibial myxoedema
• External ophthalmoplegia
• Exophthalmos
• Optic nerve disorder
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hyperlacrimation
• Goitre
• Papilloedema
• Breathlessness
• Acute confusional state
• Gamma-glutamyl transferase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Weight loss
• Onycholysis
• Hypercalciuria
• Palmar erythema
• Proximal muscle weakness
• Sex hormone binding globulin raised (serum)
• Osteoporosis
• Thyroid hormone binding globulin levels low (serum)
• Hypercalcaemia
• Female infertility
• Menorrhagia
• Alkaline phosphatase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Choreoathetosis
• Proximal myopathy
• Hypertension, systemic
• Diarrhoea
• Creatinine levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Angiotensin converting enzyme levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Hyperhidrosis
• Cardiac failure, high output
• Atrial fibrillation
• Urea levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Hypocalcaemia
• Gynaecomastia

See also the symptoms of Graves Disease and Graves Disease: Introduction.

Complications of Graves Disease:

If left untreated, Grave's Disease can lead to more serious complications, including birth defects in pregnancy, increased risk of a miscarriage, and in extreme cases, death. Graves’ Disease is often accompanied by an increase in heart rate, which may lead to further heart complications. (Source: excerpt from Graves' Disease: NWHIC)

Graves Disease as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Graves Disease as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Graves Disease.

About complications:

Complications of Graves Disease are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Graves Disease. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Graves Disease and complications of Graves Disease is unclear or arbitrary.

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