Graves' hyperthyroidism of recent onset and Graves' orbitopathy: To ablate or not to ablate the thyroid?

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 578-581

  Bartalena, Luigi ^a   Marcocci, C ^b   Lai, A ^a   Tanda, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antithyroid drugs; Graves' disease; Graves' orbitopathy; Intravenous glucocorticoids; Radioiodine therapy; Total thyroid ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; IODINE 131; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOIODINATION; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 48449102252     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03346411     Document Type: Article

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