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ea0035p314 | Clinical case reports Thyroid/Others | ECE2014

Refractory Graves' ophthalmopathy treated with rituximab

Adamidou Fotini , Poulasouhidou Maria , Boboridis Kostas , Hambidis Vassilis , Anagnostis Panagiotis , Kita Marina

Introduction: Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is common in the course of Graves’ disease, but optic neuropathy is present in only ~5% of patients with GO. We present a case of recalcitrant Graves’ orbitopathy with late development of neuropathy, satisfactorily treated with rituximab.Case report: A 50-year-old female smoker was referred to our department for further management of Graves’ disease with associated GO. She complained of worsen...