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ea0011p902 | Thyroid | ECE2006

Corticotherapy alone or corticotherapy combined with orbital radiotherapy in severe active Graves’ ophthalmopathy: therapeutic outcome in 905 patients

Jastrzebska H , Gietka-Czernel M , Janik J , Zgliczynski S , Karczmarzyk R , Fijuth J

The aim of the study was to compare efficacy and tolerability of systemic corticotherapy alone to corticotherapy combined with orbital radiotherapy in severe active Graves’ ophthalmopathy. We studied 905 patients, aged 35–73 years (mean 58.2 ±12), with clinical activity score above 4 and ATA class 3c to 6. Therapeutic outcome was assessed by change in ophthalmopathy index. For 4 weeks all subjects received corticotherapy: 869 - oral prednisone 60–100 mg dai...