December 8th, 20140487A young woman presented with weight loss, hand tremor and heat intolerance for 2 months. On examination, she was found to have a diffuse goiter with thyroid bruit and features of Graves' ophthalmopathy.
Other important signs in Graves' disease
Lid lag, lid retraction, chemosis, ophthalmoplegia
Pre-tibial myxoedema (bilateral...
December 8th, 20140475A middle-aged woman presented with malaise and cold intolerance. She had radioactive iodine treatment for her thyrotoxicosis more than 10 years ago but defaulted follow-up shortly after treatment. Her thyroid function showed a fT4 of 5 pmol/L (N: 12-23 pmol/L) with a TSH of 150 mIU/L (N: 0.35 – 4.5). She was treated as post RAI...
