2. Goiters
Goiters are among the most visible symptoms of Grave disease. They consist of swollen thyroid glands, often in the neck. Goiters can be quite small or they can develop into large swellings. They may be accompanied by discomfort such as difficulty swallowing and breathing or can have few serious symptoms.
The thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly and is positioned around the Adam’s apple. A goiter forms when this gland is swollen as the result of Graves disease or iodine deficiency. When a goiter develops as the result of Graves’s disease, antibodies that are released from the immune system erroneously attack the thyroid gland.
As a result, the thyroid produces excessive amounts of the hormone thyroxine. Since hormonal imbalance created the goiter in the case of Graves’s disease, the treatment that redresses the hormonal imbalance can help make the goiter disappear. Your doctor can suggest the best course of treatment if you have a goiter produced by Graves’s disease.