Optic Neuropathy in 2 Thyroidectomized Patients with Moderate to Severe Graves Ophthalmopathy Following L-Thyroxine Withdrawal Prior to Radioiodine Treatment for Thyroid Carcinoma

Optic Neuropathy in 2 Thyroidectomized Patients with Moderate to Severe Graves Ophthalmopathy Following L-Thyroxine Withdrawal Prior to Radioiodine Treatment for Thyroid Carcinoma

ABSTRACT: Objective: To report on 2 patients with moderate to severe Graves ophthalmopathy (GO) who developed dysthyroid optic neuropathy following levothyroxine (LT4) withdrawal in preparation for 131I treatment for thyroid carcinoma.Methods: Two patients referred to a center for the treatment of t...

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Main Authors: Roberto Rocchi, MD, Maria Antonietta Altea, MD, Michele Marinò, MD, Francesca Menconi, MD, Marenza Leo, MD, Eleonora Sisti, MD, Maria Antonietta Profilo, MD, Paola Lepri, MD, Marco Nardi, MD, Paolo Vitti, MD, Claudio Marcocci, MD, Francesco Latrofa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520302261

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