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Increased metabolic rate and exophthalmos related?
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Hyperthyroid?: Grave's disease will elevate your metabolic rate and give you exophthalmos. It is characterized by high levels of thyroid stimulating igg. You can become hyeractice with thyoid do to a solitary nodule. But is will not affect youreyes in that way.
Answered 7/2/2012
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Grave's disease: Exophthalmos is associated with grave's disease which causes hyperthyroidism. If you have this eye condition your doctor may need to do thyroid testing if not already done.
Answered 3/26/2013
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