Clinical features and clinical course of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy: a case series of 3620 Chinese cases.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the clinical features and course of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) in a large sample of Chinese patients.

Design and methods

We retrospectively identified a cohort of consecutive patients diagnosed with TAO at the West China Hospital from October 1, 2009 to October 1, 2019. We analysed clinical data from 3620 patients, including demographic data, clinical manifestations, ophthalmology examinations, and prognosis.

Results

TAO most frequently occurred with hyperthyroidism, with most patients developing TAO after thyroid disease (TD). The TAO phenotype was asymmetric in 375 (50.7%) euthyroid patients, 25 (27.8%) hypothyroid patients, and 314 (12.1%) hyperthyroid patients (p < 0.0001). The most frequent symptom was lid lag and the most com

SUBMITTER: Du B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8302589 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature