2. Drug May Be Dangerous for Kids With Graves' Disease - US News and World Report
Medication known as PTU can cause liver disease, experts say

3. Graves disease  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Graves disease is an autoimmune disorder that leads to overactivity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism. • Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Deborah Wexler, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Endocrinologist, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Hyperthyroidism  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is overactive, and makes too much thyroid hormone (called thyroxine [T4 ] and triiodothyronine [T3 . Hormones are substances that affect and control many important functions in the body.• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Deborah Wexler, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Endocrinologist, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.