Management of Graves' ophthalmopathy

Graves's ophthalmopathy, the commonest extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder of the orbit. Restoration of thyroid dysfunction, lubricant eye drops and smoking cessation is important. Clinical activity and disease severity determine specific treatment. Referral to specialist centres is urgent in sight-threatning optic neuropathy. Intravenous methylprednisolone is first-line therapy for clinically active disease. Retrobulbar irradiation may help in persistant ocular muscle inflammation. Prompt orbital decompression is warranted for sight-threatning neuropathy not responding to high-dose methylprednisolone. Decompression is otherwise performed in the chronic phase, before possible eye-muscle and eyelid surgery. Rituximab is a promising immunomodulating drug for resistant clinically active cases.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:126

Enthalten in:

Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja - 126(2010), 20 vom: 20., Seite 2431-7

Sprache:

Finnisch

Weiterer Titel:

Basedowin taudin silmäoireyhtymän hoito

Beteiligte Personen:

Schalin-Jäntti, Camilla [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

4F4X42SYQ6
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
English Abstract
Immunologic Factors
Journal Article
Methylprednisolone
Rituximab
X4W7ZR7023

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.12.2010

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM204051479