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ea0078p64 | Thyroid | BSPED2021

Relapse of childhood Graves’ disease despite normalization of TSH Receptor Antibodies

Subramanian Sharan , Pathy Kala , Hulse Tony

Introduction: The long term remission rate of Grave’s disease in children after anti-thyroid drug (ATD) therapy is around 30% as opposed to 40-60% in adults. There still exists a controversy regarding the duration of medical treatment and the markers of long term medical remission that support cessation of therapy. Normalization of TSH Receptor Antibody (TRAb) level is considered to be a favourable marker for remission prior to stopping therapy. We report two patients who...