Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies (May 2014)

Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy with Ocular Myasthenia in Primary Hypothyroidism

  • Deep Dutta,
  • Soumik Goswami,
  • Indira Maisnam,
  • Dibakar Biswas,
  • Satinath Mukhopadhyay,
  • Subhankar Chowdhury

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 1

Abstract

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A 62-year-female presented with bilateral proptosis and 1 year episodic eye pain, grittiness, redness, watering and intermittent diplopia for 6 months, and drooping of right eye lid for 2 months (Figure 1). She had a firm WHO grade-1b goiter, exopthalmos (26 mm and 23 mm in left and right eye respectively, Hertel exopthalmometer), clinical activity score of 1/6, without any evidence of bulbar, neck muscles and limb weakness.