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

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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Main Authors: Benping Zhang, Yaling Li, Weijie Xu, Bei Peng, Gang Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Grave’s disease
Grave’s ophthalmopathy
Dysthyroid optic neuropathy
orbital decompression
rituximab
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.583565/full

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