Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Graves’ orbitopathy (GO), also known as thyroid eye disease, is an autoimmune condition and is one of the main extrathyroidal manifestations of Graves’ disease. GO is relatively rare and usually accompanies the onset or develops soon after the Graves’ disease. We present a case of GO that developed 18 years later from total thyroidectomy. Case report: A 64-year-old men presented at the ophthalmology clinic with one-month histor...

Background: Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) is one of the extrathyroidal manifestations of Graves’ disease (GD), an autoimmune condition characterised by increased antibodies against TSH receptors (TRAb). The prevalence of GO among patients with GD is up to 40%. Moderate-to-severe, sight-threatening and sometimes even mild GO have significant negative impact on patient’s quality of life (QoL). Various clinical presentations of GD itself, evaluation and timely managemen...