ea0011p902 | Thyroid | ECE2006
Jastrzebska H
, Gietka-Czernel M
, Janik J
, Zgliczynski S
, Karczmarzyk R
, Fijuth J
The aim of the study was to compare efficacy and tolerability of systemic corticotherapy alone to corticotherapy combined with orbital radiotherapy in severe active Graves ophthalmopathy. We studied 905 patients, aged 3573 years (mean 58.2 ±12), with clinical activity score above 4 and ATA class 3c to 6. Therapeutic outcome was assessed by change in ophthalmopathy index. For 4 weeks all subjects received corticotherapy: 869 - oral prednisone 60100 mg dai...