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ea0015p353 | Thyroid | SFEBES2008

Hashi toxicosis presenting with severe active thyroid eye disease

Cooper Helen , Abouglila Kamal , Ullah Arif , Ibrahim I Mohammed , Thirugnanasothy Logan

Background: Autoimmune thyroid disease is a common cause of thyroid dysfunction, either Graves’ disease causing hyperthyroidism or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis causing hypothyroidism. It has been noted that patients suffering from autoimmune hypothyroidism can transform to hyperthyroidism and vice versa. We report the case of a patient with long standing autoimmune hypothyroidism presenting with active thyroid eye disease and subsequently diagnosed with Graves’ disea...