Basedow Syndrome is a disorder characterized by the combination of hyperthyroidism, goitre, and exophthalmos (bulging eyes).
The disorder was named after Karl Adolph von Basedow,[1] the first doctor to describe it.
Symptoms
Symptoms include: cardiac arrhythmias, increased heart rate, weight loss in the presence of increased appetite, low tolerance to heat, elevated basal metabolism, profuse sweating, weakness, elevated protein-bound iodine level, tremor, eyelid retraction and stare.
Cause
It is unknown, but it may be related to an autoimmune malfunction or disease. The ratio of onset is 4:1 in females. It is normally discovered in the third or fourth decade of life.