ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY: ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, CLINICAL PICTURE, DIAGNOSIS

ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY: ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, CLINICAL PICTURE, DIAGNOSIS

The relevance of the study of endocrine ophthalmopathy is due to the high prevalence of this disease and a high risk of developing impaired vision that leads to disability of patients. This lecture presents the main genetic, immunological, clinical manifestations of endocrine ophthalmopathy in o...

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Main Authors: Nikonova L. V., ishkovskiy S. V., Hadomskaya V. I., Davydchyk E. V., Doroshkevich I. P.
Format: Article
Language:Belarusian
Published: Grodno State Medical University 2018-03-01
Series:Žurnal Grodnenskogo Gosudarstvennogo Medicinskogo Universiteta
Subjects:
endocrine autoimmune ophthalmopathy
Graves' disease
endocrine myopathy
thyroid hormones
Online Access:http://journal-grsmu.by/index.php/ojs/article/view/2221/2038
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Summary:The relevance of the study of endocrine ophthalmopathy is due to the high prevalence of this disease and a high risk of developing impaired vision that leads to disability of patients. This lecture presents the main genetic, immunological, clinical manifestations of endocrine ophthalmopathy in order to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology. The clinical picture of endocrine ophthalmopathy is various, unique for every patient and depends on the activity and severity of the process, which requires combined etiopathogenetic therapy. The importance of timely diagnosis for endocrine ophthalmopathy with an assessment of the activity of the process for choosing the right tactics for managing patients is very high.
ISSN:2221-8785
2413-0109

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