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A 40 years-old woman comes to your observation complaining that in the last few months she has been feeling anxious, she has the impression of having palpitation, 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 ...

on the hypothalamus, suspecting a hypersecretion of CRH

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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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