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Graves-Basedow disease

We are a leading medical center for the diagnosis and treatment of Graves-Basedow autoimmune disease.

What is Graves-Basedow disease?

Graves-Basedow disease is a common autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and hyperactivity of the thyroid gland, which can trigger hyperthyroidism.

One of the most characteristic symptoms of this disease affects the eyes, which appear bulging, but there are other symptoms that vary depending on the age of the patient: appetite and weight loss, muscle weakness, lack of concentration, hair loss or fatigue, are some of them.
At Biosalud Day Hospital, we specialize in the treatment of autoimmune diseases from the perspective of Biological Medicine. A conventional treatment, with immunosuppressants, can lead from autoimmune hyperthyroidism to hypothyroidism, but with Biological Medicine, we regulate the immune system and restore its normal functioning.

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Causes of Graves-Basedow disease

Research suggests that there is a genetic origin that is present in some families and is the trigger for the appearance of Graves-Basedow disease. However, it is not known why the body directs antibodies against the thyroid gland.

The function of the thyroid is regulated by a hormone released by the pituitary gland, a gland in the brain. The antibody cancels the normal regulation of the thyroid, generating an excessive production of thyroid hormones.
One of the consequences of this disease is Graves' ophthalmopathy, and it is believed that it is the same antibody that attacks the tissues surrounding the eyes. These symptoms may appear even years before the disease leads to hyperthyroidism.
On the other hand, there are risk factors that can be decisive in the appearance of the disease. These include family history, smoking, pregnancy, other immune disorders, and even physical and emotional stress.

Symptoms of Graves-Basedow disease

Main signs and symptoms

Graves' disease commonly presents the following symptoms: weight loss, despite increased appetite. Anxiety, restlessness, tremors, irritability, difficulty sleeping (insomnia). Heat intolerance, sweating. Chest pain, palpitations. Difficulty breathing. Increased frequency of bowel movements (with or without diarrhea). Irregular menstrual periods. Muscle weakness. Difficulty controlling diabetes. Goiter. Bulging, prominent eyes. Vision problems (such as double vision).

In addition, specific symptoms appear on the skin and in the eyes.

  • Graves' ophthalmopathy. A high percentage of people with this pathology present specific symptoms in the eyes: eye inflammation (protruding eyes), sensation of sand in the eyes, pressure and pain, sensitivity to light, redness and even vision loss.
  • Graves' dermopathy. This manifestation of the disease is less severe than the ocular one. The skin becomes red and thickened, especially on the shins or the top of the feet.

Treatment of Graves' disease

The objective of the treatments is to control the overproduction of thyroid hormones (hyperthyroidism). Within conventional medicine, antithyroid pharmacology is proposed, which sometimes does not offer a long-term solution, radioactive iodine (RAI), or surgery when medications are not tolerated.

At Biosalud Day Hospital, we recommend a biological medicine treatment, especially effective for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, without side effects and preventive for the development of other autoimmune diseases.

Within the personalization of the treatment, the first thing we do in an autoimmune process is a functional regulation, a drainage of toxins, and if chelation therapy is necessary to eliminate heavy metals, along with intestinal sanitation. We also contemplate the treatment of bacterial and/or viral and/or fungal infections. After a minimum period of 8 weeks, we will regulate the immune system and deactivate the genetic loads that have been activated in the patient to develop the autoimmune disease.

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