Use of Rituximab After Orbital Decompression Surgery in Two Grave’s Ophthalmopathy Patients Progressing to Optic Neuropathy

BackgroundWhile orbital decompression can alleviate optic nerve compression and prevent further vision loss in dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON), it cannot relieve inflammatory symptoms. Very high doses of intravenous glucocorticoids (GCs) are the first-line therapy for DON; however, the effective r...

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Hlavní autoři: Benping Zhang, Yaling Li, Weijie Xu, Bei Peng, Gang Yuan
Médium: Artigo
Jazyk:Inglês
Vydáno: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Edice:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Témata:
Grave’s disease
Grave’s ophthalmopathy
Dysthyroid optic neuropathy
orbital decompression
rituximab
On-line přístup:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.583565/full
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