Severe unilateral orbitopathy in a patient with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis - a case report

BACKGROUND: Thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO) constitutes an immune-mediated inflammation of the orbital tissues of unclear etiopathogenesis. TAO is most prevalent in hyperthyroid patients with Graves’ disease (GD); however, severe cases of orbitopathy associated with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT)...

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Published in:BMC Ophthalmol
Main Authors: Cyranska-Chyrek, Ewa, Olejarz, Michal, Szczepanek-Parulska, Ewelina, Stajgis, Piotr, Pioch, Anna, Ruchala, Marek
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6325776/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30621642
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-018-1018-5
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