{"id":2356,"date":"2026-03-13T08:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/about-graves-disease\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:24:04","slug":"about-graves-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/it\/about-graves-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"About Graves\u2019 Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-health-block-172KA3 wp-block-lazyblock-health-block\"><div class=\"heading-detail\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-heading\">La Tiroide.<\/p>\n<h1>Il morbo di Graves<\/h1>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n  <div class=\"detail-heading\">\n          <p class=\"wp-block-heading has-electviolet-color has-text-color\">Come la tiroidite di Hashimoto, anche il morbo di Graves \u00e8 una condizione autoimmune in cui il sistema immunitario stimola eccessivamente la tiroide, portandola a produrre grandi quantit\u00e0 di ormoni.<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Circa il 25-40% dei pazienti con tale malattia presentano segni di oftalmopatia di Graves (infiammazione e sporgenza degli occhi) clinicamente rilevanti.<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0Tuttavia, il morbo di Graves, accompagnato da una oftalmopatia di Graves da moderata a severa, si verifica in meno del 5% dei soggetti.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>      <\/div>\n  \n<div class=\"parent\">\n\t<div class=\"share-wrapper mb\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"social-container\" id=\"socialBox\">\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"facebookShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/facebook-share.svg\" alt=\"Facebook\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"linkedinShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/linkedin-share.svg\" alt=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a id=\"whatsappShare\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graves-disease-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graves-disease-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graves-disease-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graves-disease-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graves-disease-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graves-disease-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graves-disease-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chi \u00e8 a rischio?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Le donne al di sotto dei 40 anni sono particolarmente inclini a sviluppare il morbo di Graves.<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0I fumatori hanno pi\u00f9 probabilit\u00e0 dei non fumatori di presentare tale patologia e problemi agli occhi.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sintomi del morbo di Graves<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Questa malattia pu\u00f2 passare inosservata per lungo tempo, ma si possono lamentare alcuni dei seguenti sintomi:<sup>1,4<\/sup><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Frequenza cardiaca accelerata<\/li>\n<li>Nervosismo e\/o irritabilit\u00e0<\/li>\n<li>Ansia<\/li>\n<li>Difficolt\u00e0 a dormire<\/li>\n<li>Perdita di peso senza cambiamenti nell\u2019alimentazione<\/li>\n<li>Debolezza muscolare, soprattutto della parte superiore delle braccia e delle cosce<\/li>\n<li>Grande sudorazione<\/li>\n<li>Frequenti evacuazioni<\/li>\n<li>Cicli mestruali pi\u00f9 leggeri o meno frequenti<\/li>\n<li>Tremore alle mani<\/li>\n<li>Assottigliamento della pelle<\/li>\n<li>capelli fragili<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tra I sintomi della oftalmopatia di Graves figurano:<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Occhi rossi o infiammati<\/li>\n<li>Rigonfiamento del tessuto attorno agli occhi<\/li>\n<li>Occhi sporgenti<\/li>\n<li>Molto raramente, vista ridotta o doppia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Diagnosi del morbo di Graves<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I sintomi non sono sufficienti per formulare una diagnosi del morbo di Graves. Sono necessari visita medica ed esami del sangue.<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Tra gli indicatori clinici figurano scarsi livelli di TSH e alti livelli di tiroxina libera.<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0Problemi agli occhi, una ghiandola tiroidea ingrossata o una storia familiare di malattie tiroidee o altre malattie autoimmuni sono spesso considerate prove sufficienti riconducibili al morbo di Graves; in questo caso non serviranno altri test ematici per confermare la presenza di anticorpi che stimolano la tiroide.<sup>5<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Trattamento del morbo di Graves<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Il tuo medico discuter\u00e0 con te le migliori opzioni di trattamento per impedire alla ghiandola tiroidea di produrre ormoni in eccesso.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I farmaci antitiroidei consentono di controllare l\u2019ipertiroidismo regolando la sintesi di ormoni tiroidei. Dovrebbero essere assunti per un periodo che va dai sei mesi a due anni.<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0In un ridotto numero di pazienti la malattia pu\u00f2 risolversi definitivamente.<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Un\u2019altra opzione \u00e8 quella di distruggere il tessuto tiroideo tramite radiazioni con iodio radioattivo, ma occorrono da 6 a 18 settimane per poter notare eventuali benefici.<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>La terza opzione \u00e8 quella di asportare chirurgicamente alcune parti o tutta la ghiandola tiroidea.<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Le ultime due opzioni, a lungo andare, potrebbero causare ipotiroidismo.<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0I tuoi livelli di ormoni tiroidei verranno riportati nella norma tramite farmaci appropriati.<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Se lamenti sintomi tipici del morbo di Graves (come frequenza cardiaca accelerata, ansia, difficolt\u00e0 a dormire e perdita di peso) il tuo medico potrebbe temporaneamente prescriverti betabloccanti, che ti faranno sentire meglio in poco tempo.<sup>4,5<\/sup>\u00a0Check-up annuali garantiscono il successo duraturo del trattamento.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Siti utili<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.thyroid.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Informazioni per i pazienti sulla salute della tiroide pubblicate dall\u2019American Thyroid Association.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thyroid-fed.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.thyroid-fed.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Informazioni per i pazienti a cura della Thyroid Federation International.<\/p>  \n\n      <div class=\"reference-toggle\">\n      <div class=\"ref-header1\" id=\"refToggle\">\n        <span>Bibliografia<\/span>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"refimg\" id=\"refIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyroidaware.com\/wp-content\/themes\/thyroidaware\/images\/ref-close.webp\" alt=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ref-content\" id=\"refContent\">\n        <ul>\n<li>American Thyroid Association. Graves\u2019 disease. Available at http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/what-is-graves-disease\/. Last accessed January 2017<\/li>\n<li>Daumerie C. Epidemiology. In: Wiersinga WM, Kahaly GJ (eds): Graves\u2019 Orbitopathy: A Multidisciplinary Approach \u2014 Questions and Answers. Basel: Karger, 2010: 33\u201339<\/li>\n<li>Mayo Clinic. Graves\u2019 disease. Available at https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/graves-disease\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20356240. Last accessed November 2018<\/li>\n<li>American Thyroid Association. Hyperthyroidism. Available at http:\/\/www.thyroid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/patients\/brochures\/ata-hyperthyroidism-brochure.pdf. Last accessed January 2017<\/li>\n<li>Ginsberg J. Diagnosis and management of Graves\u2019 disease. 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