A 40 years-old woman comes to your observation complaining that recently she has been feeling anxious, she has the impression of having palpitations, her blood pressure is higher than normal, she is more hungry than usual but does not gain weight, and she is intolerant to heat. You point your attention ...

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on the adrenal cortex, suspecting a hypercortisolism (Cushing’s syndrome)

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on the thyroid gland, suspecting a thyroid tumour, a Basedow-Graves disease, or a possible initial phase of Hashimoto

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on the adrenal cortex, suspecting a hypocortisolism (Addison’s disease)

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on the thyroid gland, suspecting a thyroid or pituitary tumour or an autoimmune, fully developed Hashimoto disease

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