Abstract | BACKGROUND: PATIENTS AND METHODS: Medical records of patients diagnosed with EGD were reviewed. Ophthalmologists specializing in TAO examined the eyes of all subjects. RESULTS: Of the 58 patients diagnosed with EGD, 24.1% developed hyperthyroidism, while 3.4% developed hypothyroidism. A total of 72.4% of the 58 patients remained euthyroid throughout the entire follow-up period. At the initial presentation, TBII and TSAb were positive in 74.5% and 70.5%, respectively. Ophthalmic treatments were administered to 30 (51.7%) out of the 58 patients. A significant spontaneous improvement of the eye symptoms was found in 28 of the EGD patients who did not require eye treatments. EGD patients exhibited positive rates for both TBII and TSAb, with the number of the TRAb-positive patients gradually decreasing while the eye symptoms spontaneously improved over time. There were no correlations found between TRAb at initial presentation and the eye symptoms. CONCLUSION: TBII and TSAb were positive in about 70% of EGD patients at their initial visit. Thyroid functions of EGD patients who have been euthyroid for more than 6.7 years may continue to remain euthyroid in the future.
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Authors | Nami Suzuki, Jaeduk Yoshimura Noh, Toshiaki Kameda, Ai Yoshihara, Hidemi Ohye, Miho Suzuki, Masako Matsumoto, Yo Kunii, Kenji Iwaku, Natsuko Watanabe, Koji Mukasa, Ai Kozaki, Toshu Inoue, Kiminori Sugino, Koichi Ito |
Journal | Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)
(Clin Ophthalmol)
Vol. 12
Pg. 739-746
( 2018)
ISSN: 1177-5467 [Print] New Zealand |
PMID | 29719374
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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