Unusual onset of thyroid associated orbitopathy during pregnancy: case report and review of literature

Unusual onset of thyroid associated orbitopathy during pregnancy: case report and review of literature

Abstract Background Thyroid associated orbitopathy (TAO) is the most common extrathyroidal complication of Graves’ disease. The disease course ranges from mild, where symptomatic therapy is sufficient, to severe, where high dose steroid administration or orbital decompression surgery is required. Wo...

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Main Authors: Janos K. Aranyosi, Tamas Deli, Annamaria Erdei, Geza Toth, Attila Jakab, Mariann Fodor, Endre V. Nagy, Bernadett Ujhelyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
TAO
Graves’ disease
Pregnancy
Orbitopathy
Smoking
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-020-00663-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-020-00663-9

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