Endocrine Abstracts

Case history: A 22-year-old lady was referred to the thyroid eye clinic with bilateral proptosis following a routine visit to the opticians. She had a 2-year history of thyrotoxic symptoms, which had been getting worse over the past 4 months.She had signs of severe thyrotoxicosis and was clinically in atrial fibrillation (AF) with a central heart rate of 195 beats/min. Neck palpation revealed a moderate-sized smooth and symmetrical goitre with no bruits ...