title: Changes in the orbital tissues and muscles dysthyroid ophthalmopathy.
abstract: The mysterious background of Graves' Disease is gradually disclosing more and more of the secrets of its origin. Since the problem is in principal confined to the orbit, the various stages of development can be found in the orbital tissues, and in particular as lymphocytic infiltrations in the extraocular muscles. It has become almost certain that Graves' Disease is a complicated auto-immune disorder.
authors.affiliation: The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Bleeker
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000473:pathology; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology*