Late recurrence of unilateral graves orbitopathy on the contralateral side.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of late recurrence of unilateral Graves orbitopathy on the contralateral side after 7 years.


METHODS
Interventional case report.


METHODS
A 44-year-old woman with left unilateral Graves orbitopathy underwent two-wall orbital decompression on the left side. After strabismus surgery and left upper eyelid surgery, she was discharged.


RESULTS
Seven years after discharge, the patient developed Graves orbitopathy on the right side, and she underwent two-wall orbital decompression on the right side.


CONCLUSIONS
At least in patients with unilateral Graves orbitopathy, late recurrence of the disease in the contralateral orbit may occur.
Kalmann
Rachel
R
Orbital Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. r.kalmann@oogh.azu.nl
Mourits
Maarten P
MP
D000328:Adult; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed