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ea0056p1062 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2018

Influence on remission rates of hyperthyroid periods during anti-thyroid drug therapy of Graves’ disease: retrospective study of N=301 patients

Wojciechowski Natalie , Brix-Samoylenko Harald , Raber Wolfgang

Introduction and aims: Thionamide may have immunosuppressive mechanisms. However, data suggest restoration of the immunological regulation as patients return to the euthyroid state may better explain remission, How successfully patients are kept euthyroid during a course of antithyroid drug therapy for GravesÂ’ hyperthyroidism, and whether not continuously maintaining normal thyroid function is associated with a worse prognosis, is not known.Aims: 1)...