A Prospective Study of the Effects of Radioiodine Therapy for Hyperthyroidism in Patients with Minimally Active Graves’ Ophthalmopathy | Zendy

Petros Perros | Zendy; Pat KendallTaylor | Zendy; C Neoh | Zendy; S Frewin | Zendy; James A. Dickinson | Zendy

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A Prospective Study of the Effects of Radioiodine Therapy for Hyperthyroidism in Patients with Minimally Active Graves’ Ophthalmopathy

Author(s) -

Petros Perros,

Pat KendallTaylor,

C Neoh,

S Frewin,

James A. Dickinson

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-0507

Subject(s) - radioiodine therapy , medicine , graves' ophthalmopathy , context (archaeology) , presentation (obstetrics) , graves' disease , prospective cohort study , endocrinology , pediatrics , surgery , thyroid , thyroid cancer , paleontology , biology

Radioiodine is an effective and safe treatment for hyperthyroidism but has been implicated as a risk factor for deterioration or new presentation of Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). Prophylactic glucocorticoids appear to prevent this effect.

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