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Title:

Extraocular muscle repositioning as the last therapeutic option for a patient with a severe course of Graves' Ophthalmopathy: a case report.

Document type:
Article; Case Reports; Journal Article
Author(s):
Rau, Andrea; Klopfer, Matthias; Rommel, Niklas; Rau-Fornefeld, Mechthild; Kolk, Andreas
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Graves' disease is a common autoimmune inflammatory condition of the thyroid. About one in four of affected patients also develop orbital symptoms like exophthalmos, proptosis and diplopia - called Graves' Ophthalmopathy. Not all patients respond well to the standard therapy of systemic glucocorticoid administration. The inflammatory swelling of the intraorbital muscles can lead to pressure-induced damage of the optic nerve. Orbital decompression surgery is a therapeutic option for t...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
BMC Ophthalmol
Year:
2018
Journal volume:
18
Journal issue:
1
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/s12886-018-0718-1
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29482520
Print-ISSN:
1471-2415
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde; Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie
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