Thyroid toxicosis

Thyroid toxicosis (toxicosis thyreoidinica; synonym: experimental hyperthyroidism)

Thyroid toxicosis is an acute disease that develops as a result of the administration of large doses of thyroid hormones (thyroxine, triiodothyronine) or thyroidine to experimental animals.

The disease is characterized by the development of symptoms of hyperfunction of the thyroid gland: increased metabolism, weight loss, tachycardia, hyperthermia, excitement of the nervous system. Changes are observed in the cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, hematopoietic and other body systems. Death occurs from cardiovascular failure.

When small doses of thyroid hormones or thyroidin are administered, latent (hidden) toxicosis develops, manifested in an increase in the intensity of basal metabolism, oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide and heat release.

Thus, thyroid toxicosis is an acute experimental disease caused by the administration of excessive doses of thyroid hormones and characterized by symptoms of hyperthyroidism.

Thyroid toxicosis is a disease caused by an excess of thyroid hormones in the body. This leads to an increase in metabolic rate, which can cause a number of disorders in the functioning of organs and systems of the body. The most common toxicosis of the thyroid gland is thyrotoxicosis or toxic diffuse goiter caused by an overdose of substances