Differentiate between the following pair on the basis of what is given in the bracket.
Simple goitre and exophthalmic goitre (cause of disorder).

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Simple goitre is the swelling of the thyroid gland which happens due to an inadequate amount of iodine in the food.
Exophthalmic goitre or Grave's disease is an autoimmune disease that is caused due to hyperthyroidism.
Simple goitre Exophthalmic goitre
It is caused due to inadequacy of iodine and there is very less or no secretion of thyroxine.
There is no bulging of eyeballs but swelling in the neck is present.
There is low blood pressure, metabolism rate, and rate of heartbeat.
It is caused due to over secretion of thyroid hormones.
The symptoms include bulging of eyeballs along with enlargement of the thyroid gland.
There is high blood pressure, metabolism rate, and rate of heartbeat.

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Simple goitre	Exophthalmic goitre
It is caused due to inadequacy of iodine and there is very less or no secretion of thyroxine. There is no bulging of eyeballs but swelling in the neck is present. There is low blood pressure, metabolism rate, and rate of heartbeat.	It is caused due to over secretion of thyroid hormones. The symptoms include bulging of eyeballs along with enlargement of the thyroid gland. There is high blood pressure, metabolism rate, and rate of heartbeat.