Persistent hyperthyroidism and de novo Graves’ ophthalmopathy after total thyroidectomy

نویسندگان

  • Wei Lin Tay
  • Wann Jia Loh
  • Lianne Ai Ling Lee
  • Chiaw Ling Chng
چکیده

We report a patient with Graves' disease who remained persistently hyperthyroid after a total thyroidectomy and also developed de novo Graves' ophthalmopathy 5 months after surgery. She was subsequently found to have a mature cystic teratoma containing struma ovarii after undergoing a total hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy for an incidental ovarian lesion. LEARNING POINTS It is important to investigate for other causes of primary hyperthyroidism when thyrotoxicosis persists after total thyroidectomy.TSH receptor antibody may persist after total thyroidectomy and may potentially contribute to the development of de novo Graves' ophthalmopathy.

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دوره 2017  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2017