what is plummer's disease
Plummer's Disease is a condition where there is a single hyperfunctioning nodule producing excess thyroid hormone.Henry Plummer in 1913 described a clinically distinct form of thyrotoxicosis due to solitary or multiple toxic nodules in the thyroid.I restrict the term to a solitary a toxic nodule. This nodule is an adenoma (a benign tumour).enry Plummer in 1913 described a clinically distinct form of thyrotoxicosis due to solitary or multiple toxic nodules in the thyroid. I restrict the term to a solitary a toxic nodule. This nodule is an adenoma (a benign tumour).