A case of amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis complicated with Graves' ophthalmopathy

A case of amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis complicated with Graves' ophthalmopathy

Abstract We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who suffered from amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicated with Graves' ophthalmopathy. She had goiter, diplopia, and exophthalmos with polyarthralgia. We diagnosed Graves' ophthalmopathy with thyroid-stimulating horm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Modern rheumatology 2003-09, Vol.13 (3), p.261-264
Hauptverfasser: Kusumoto, Koichiro, Origuchi, Tomoki, Migita, Kiyoshi, Tanaka, Fumiko, Miyashita, Taiichiro, Hida, Ayumi, Ida, Hiroaki, Kawakami, Atsushi, Kawabe, Yojiro, Ashizawa, Kiyoto, Eguchi, Katsumi
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who suffered from amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicated with Graves' ophthalmopathy. She had goiter, diplopia, and exophthalmos with polyarthralgia. We diagnosed Graves' ophthalmopathy with thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-receptor antibodies (TBII and TSAb). The amyloid deposit was detected in her stomach. The complication of Graves' ophthalmopathy in amyloidosis secondary to RA has rarely been reported.
ISSN:1439-7595
1439-7609
DOI:10.3109/s10165-003-0233-x