Early Massive Fibrosis of a Single Extraocular Muscle Causing Severe Unilateral Euthyroid Graves’ Ophthalmopathy in a Patient with Hypercholesterolemia Who Smokes

BACKGROUND: Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is an autoimmune manifestation of orbit affecting approximately 25% of patients with Graves’ disease (GD). Autoreactive T cells involved in thyroid autoimmunity can recognize the thyroid-stimulating receptor (TSHr) expressed in orbital tissues of GO patients....

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Autores principales: Frazzetto, Giuseppe, Arpi, Maria Luisa, Regalbuto, Concetto, Belfiore, Antonino, Frasca, Francesco, Le Moli, Rosario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10075267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37035835
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S397007

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