Open AccessFactors associated with severity of orbitopathy in patients with Graves' disease
Author(s) -
Tauseef Nabi,
Nadeema Rafiq
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
taiwan journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2211-5072
pISSN - 2211-5056
DOI - 10.4103/tjo.tjo_10_20
Subject(s) - medicine , trab , graves' disease , prospective cohort study , disease , pediatrics
Graves' orbitopathy (GO) is one of the most frequent orbital disorders and is the most common cause of proptosis in adults. GO is described as chronic inflammation of orbital and periorbital tissues. This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors for severe GO in patients with Graves' disease (GD).