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ea0025p214 | Nursing practise | SFEBES2011

An unusual complication in a patient with Graves’ disease

Nayak Ullal Ananth , Khalid Yasmeen , Viswanath Ananth , Zahir Abdul Rasheed Mohamed , Singh Baldev Malkiat , Buch Harit Narendra

Introduction: Hyperthyroidism secondary to Graves’ disease is well-recognised to be associated with non-thyroidal immunological manifestations like ophthalmopathy and pretibial myxoedema. We report a patient with Graves’ disease who presented with an unusual complication.Case: A 68 year old Caucasian lady presented with typical features of hyperthyroidism which was confirmed by free T4 72.0 pmol/l (12.0–22.0 pmol/l) and TSH <0.01 mU/l ...