Endocrine Abstracts

We report the case of a Caucasian woman presenting with a challenging differential diagnosis of ophtalmopathy. The patient was diagnosed with Graves’ disease during postpartum at the age of 28 (TSH<0.001 U/ml; FT3 6.7 ng/dl; FT4 2.2 ng/dl; TSAb 15 U/l). Besides 16 pack-year smoking history, no other previous disease was known. At examination, exophthalmos grade I/III with bilateral lid retraction was evident. Persistency of the disease despite optimal use of medical a...