Graves' disease causes a large spectrum of clinical manifestations. Delayed diagnosis and management of Graves' disease could lead to serious systemic sequelae. We describe a case of a young man who presented with progressive cough, increased abdominal girth and ankle swelling for a few...
A 27 year old female with Graves' disease presented with fever, exertional dyspnea and polyarthralgia. Erythema nodosum had occured three months earlier. The patient declared irregular use of propylthiouracil (PTU) for the last 8 months. Neutropenia and microscopic hematuria developed in the second...
Determinants of postoperative hypocalcemia in vitamin D–deficient Graves' patients after total thyroidectomy that is, postoperative transient hypoparathyroidism, low 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OHD) concentrations, aging, and hyperthyroidism with increased bone turnove... Y Erbil,NC Ozbey,S Sari,... ...
Graves’ DiseaseExophthalmosMyxedemaOsteoarthropathyPrimary HypertrophicSyndromeA classical triad of extrathyroidal manifestations of Graves' disease known as EMO syndrome (exophthalmos, pretibial myxedema and osteoarthropathy) is a rare condition. This paper presents a 39-year old male patient who underwent ...
Context: The administration of iv glucocorticoid pulses has been advocated as a treatment approach for patients with inflammatory and moderate to severe Graves' orbitopathy (GO). This review offers an update on this controversial regimen. Evidence Acquisition: PubMed and the MeSH-Database were searche...
Graves' Disease in DiGeorge Syndrome: Patient Report with a Review of Endocrine Autoimmunity Associated with 22q11.2 Deletion These include hypoparathyroidism, hypothyroidism and growth hormone deficiency. We report an unusual case of autoimmune hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease) ... J.J. Brown,,V....
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