Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy with Ocular Myasthenia in Primary Hypothyroidism

Authors

  • Deep Dutta Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Soumik Goswami Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Indira Maisnam Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Dibakar Biswas Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Satinath Mukhopadhyay Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, Kolkata, India
  • Subhankar Chowdhury Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER) and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, Kolkata, India

Abstract

A 62-year-female presented with bilateral proptosis and 1 year episodic eye pain, grittiness, redness, watering and intermittent diplopia for 6 months, and drooping of right eye lid for 2 months (Figure 1). She had a firm WHO grade-1b goiter, exopthalmos (26 mm and 23 mm  in left and right eye respectively, Hertel exopthalmometer), clinical activity score of 1/6, without any evidence of bulbar, neck muscles and limb weakness.

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Published

2014-05-31

How to Cite

Dutta, D., Goswami, S., Maisnam, I., Biswas, D., Mukhopadhyay, S., & Chowdhury, S. (2014). Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy with Ocular Myasthenia in Primary Hypothyroidism. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 29(1), 90. Retrieved from https://www.asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/122

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Vol. 29 No. 1 (2014): May Issue

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Images in Endocrinology

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