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Prevalence, Phenotype, and Psychosocial Well-Being in Euthyroid/Hypothyroid Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Aug 2015
Ponto Katharina A, Binder Harald, Diana Tanja, Matheis Nina, Otto Anna F, Pitz Susanne, Pfeiffer Norbert, Kahaly George J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: At the onset of thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO), most patients are hyperthyroid, while scarce data are available on euthyroid/hypothyroid TAO. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, phenotype, and psychosocial burden of patients with initially euthyroid/hypothyroid TAO. METHODS: The medical records of 461 consecutive and unselected patients with TAO followed at a specialized joint...
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