Endocrine Abstracts

Grave’s orbitopathy typically presents with symptoms of proptosis and diplopia. It is an autoimmune condition of retro-orbital tissues. We present a case in which the management of orbitopathy has been complex and required escalation to immunosuppression and consideration of biological agents. A 34-year-old female presented with 2 weeks of diplopia. She had normal visual acuity with no past medical or family history. She never smoked. Thyroid eye disease was diagnosed, sh...

Purpose: There are sporadic reports illustrating more severe TED and complications in those with diabetes mellitus (DM) and from local experience these patients have poorer outcomes as seen in other diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between glycaemia and clinical activity/severity and disease course are not well described.Methods: A multi-centre retrospective patient-cohort study of 236 patients referred to three TED mul...

Purpose: There is increasing evidence that a multidisciplinary (MDT) approach optimises diagnosis and management in active Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) and is recommended by current TEAMeD-5 guidelines1. Here we aim to describe the clinical and endocrine characteristics of a large cohorts of patients with TED seen in 3 MDT clinics in London.Methods: A retrospective patient-cohort study of 236 patients with suspected TED referred to these services...