Euthyroid Graves' disease. Report of a case observed over a 12-year period.
A 49-year-old woman had proptosis and inflammation occurring in each eye on separate occasions over a 12-year period. Results of thyroid function studies were normal. Thyroid antibodies, microsomal and thyroglobulin, were not demonstrable. Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins were not demonstrable. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone testing showed a normal response. Results of computed axial tomographic scanning of the orbits were normal. The patient had a response on each occasion to prednisone. This patient with euthyroid Graves' disease supports the hypothesis that Graves' eye disease and Graves' hyperthyroidism are distinct and separate entities.
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000503:physiopathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000503:physiopathology