Palpitations from a relapse of Graves disease upon reaching the drinking age

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Palpitations from a relapse of Graves disease upon reaching the drinking age

Jonathan Bentley

Jonathan Bentley

Photo by Alexandru Acea on Unsplash
A relapse of Graves disease results in a patient having heart palpitations

REAL CASES

This GP describes the first time he sees a recurrence of Graves disease, in a young woman who just wants to get on with her life. But that’s not where his patient’s problems end

Key points, Graves disease often burns out to Hashimoto disease, with patients requiring thyroid tablets for life. Bethany’s relapse of Graves disease was misse