Treatment of Graves’ disease in patients with thyroid eye disease

Sviridenko N.Yu.; Sheremeta M.S.; Belovalova I.M.; Melnichenko G.A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma2021137061128

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Abstract:

Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease that is often complicated by thyroid eye disease (TED). Clinical presentations of TED can develop simultaneously with the manifestation of GD, after the manifestation of GD amid treatment, and before the development of thyrotoxicosis. Treatment of such patients is a difficult task, because on the one hand, it is necessary to take into account the clinical picture of thyrotoxicosis, and on the other — the symptoms of eye damage. The combination of the two pathologies determines the need for simultaneous treatment of GD and TED, and the choice of a treatment method for GD will depend on the manifestations of TED. This article presents current views on the treatment of GD with concomitant TED. The choice of GD treatment method will be largely determined by the clinical manifestations of TED and will be conducted jointly by endocrinologists and ophthalmologists.

Keywords:

Graves’ disease

thyroid eye disease

radioiodine therapy

thyroidectomy

Authors:

Sviridenko N.Yu.

National Medical Research Center for Endocrinology

ORCID: 0000-0002-8538-5354

Sheremeta M.S.

Scientific Medical Research Center of Endocrinology

Belovalova I.M.

Scientific Medical Research Center of Endocrinology

Melnichenko G.A.

National Medical Center of Endocrinology

Received:

05.06.2021

Accepted:

29.09.2021

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