TY - JOUR AU - Jácome Roca, Alfredo PY - 2022/06/09 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Epónimos y terminología moderna en la historia del hipertiroidismo JF - Revista Colombiana de Endocrinología, Diabetes & Metabolismo JA - Rev.ACE VL - 9 IS - 2 SE - History of Endocrinology DO - 10.53853/encr.9.2.749 UR - https://revistaendocrino.org/index.php/rcedm/article/view/749 SP - AB - <p><strong>Objectives.</strong> The objective of this review is to know in the current context the use of the numerous eponyms of hyperthyroidism of the nineteenth century, and to describe the corresponding history.</p><p><strong>Contents</strong>. Using the keywords in various databases, we found information between 2012-2022. Later we narrate the story of facts and characters involved in the first observations on the hyperthyroid exophthalmic goiter.</p><p><strong>Contributions</strong>. The use of the eponyms of hyperthyroidism has been significantly reduced, and the current trend is to use descriptive words and a system of codes that allows to explain more clearly the disease that affects a given patient, when it comes to sending a collection account.</p> ER -