z-logo
open-access-imgOpen Access
Graves’ Disease with Exophtalmia in a Two-Year Old Child
Author(s) -
Hülya Yalçın,
Bülent Akçora,
Ali Balcı
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
molecular imaging and radionuclide therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2147-1959
pISSN - 2146-1414
DOI - 10.4274/mirt.020058
Subject(s) - medicine , graves' disease , girl , physical examination , pediatrics , thyroid , disease , surgery , psychology , developmental psychology
Thyrotoxicosis is one of the rare disorders diagnosed in childhood and adolescence. The most frequent cause is Graves disease. One of the Graves' disease complications is thyroid-associated orbitopathy. A 2-year-old girl was referred to our hospital for decreased weight gain. Her physical examination was normal except for a palpable thyroid tissue and exophtalmia. After laboratory examination, she was referred to the departments of nuclear medicine and radiology for the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and Graves ophthalmia. When evaluated with the physical examination, laboratory and imaging results the patient was diagnosed as Graves' disease with orbital involvement. So the patient was taken on methimazole treatment.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.
Having issues? You can contact us here