THERAPY OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Endocrine dilemma: management of Graves’ orbitopathy
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THERAPY OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Endocrine dilemma: management of Graves' orbitopathy.
Management of Graves' orbitopathy (GO) must be based on the correct assessment of activity and severity of the disease. Activity is usually assessed with the Clinical Activity Score, whereas severity is classified according to a European Group On Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) consensus statement as mild, moderate-to-severe, and sight-threatening. Myopathic and chronic congestive forms are uncomm...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje-15-1164