1. Orbital radiotherapy for thyroid eye disease: case report with a review of the literature
- Author
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Andrew Luu
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,genetic structures ,business.industry ,Eye disease ,Thyroid ,Colour Vision ,MEDLINE ,Orbital radiotherapy ,Case Report ,General Medicine ,Disease ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a condition mainly associated with Graves' disease. We report a patient with moderate-tosevere TED who underwent a combination of intravenous and oral steroids and orbital radiotherapy that improved her visual acuity and colour vision drastically, and decreased upper lid oedema. We review the clinical features of this unusual condition, our patient's history and treatment, and the knowledge base from the current literature.
- Published
- 2016