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What type of thyroid disease would cause an individual to toggle between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism symptoms?
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Breakdown of: thyroid that releases thyroid hormone as the gland is being destroyed in the long term. This is called Graves disease. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/925147-overview#a5 a good source of information on this.
Answered 4/8/2016
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