title: Severe thyroid eye disease associated with primary hypothyroidism and thyroid-associated dermopathy.
abstract: Four unusual cases of patients are described with severe thyroid eye disease (TED) who presented with primary hypothyroidism and thyroid-associated dermopathy (TAD). All four patients had moderate or severe TED and elevated circulating thyrotropin (TSH) receptor antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Metabolic Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gleeson
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toft
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dickinson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kendall-Taylor
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fleck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011989:Receptors, Thyrotropin / Q000276:immunology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D011989:Receptors, Thyrotropin