SAT-486 A Case of Severe Thyroid Ophthalmopathy Requiring Emergency Orbital Decompression and Total Thyroidectomy

Introduction:Graves is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (5). In graves orbitopathy (GO) the activation of T-cells causes fibroblast proliferation and accumulation of hydrophilic glycosaminoglycans, causing osmotic muscle swelling and inflammation resulting in increased orbital pressure (5)....

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Autores principales: Leonard, Talayna, Subramanian, Preethi, Mahmood, Ruyam, Shahlapour, Mahmood, Vazquez, Bianca, Horani, Mohamad Hosam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Thyroid
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7209587/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.176

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7209587/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.176

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