ea0035p314 | Clinical case reports Thyroid/Others | ECE2014
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...