Graves disease causes exophthalmos

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808425 tn?1371092328 t be going back until tomorrow. I looked this condition up, and a barrage of causes comes up. One of them is Graves'. Okay, I can deal with that, but I had a total thyroidectomy 7 years ago, and I definitely have no problem gaining weight. Another cause could be trauma to the brain. Okay, sounds like it could be from the injury. Many other causes that I'd rather ignore. I think. Because, if it's from hitting my head, I should probably be getting more tests done.
Avatar f tn It depends a lot on what is causing the exophthalmos. The most common is Graves Disease as a part of hyperthyroidism. There are other causes some quite serious. I cannot answer your questions since I don't know what's causing the problem. I suggest you see a oculo-plastic surgeon (find one in the USA at www.aao.org).
877337 tn?1249844450 Graves' disease may present clinically with one of the following characteristic signs: * exophthalmos (protuberance of one or both eyes) * a non-pitting edema (pretibial myxedema), with thickening of the skin usually found on the lower extremities * fatigue, weight loss with increased appetite, and other symptoms of hyperthyroidism * rapid heart beats * muscular weakness The two signs that are truly 'diagnostic' of Graves' disease (i.e.
Avatar n tn t enlarge like the soft, rubber like sclera of youth. Graves Diease with exophthalmos can be very difficult to diagnosis and 'regular' thyroid studies can be normal. You really need to discuss this with your physicians. These cases are so unique that I can't generalize anymore.
Avatar m tn I have Exophthalmos from Graves Disease. I have been having eye pain, sometimes severe. An MRI was done and there is extra-occular muscle enlargement which was determined to be associated with the Graves but I was told it did not appear to be severe enough to be causing the severe pain (pressure around the optic nerve at the annulus of Zinn). When you have extra-occular muscle enlargement can the extraocular muscle swelling VARY throught the day causing pain.
Avatar m tn Regarding the first part, exophthalmos is a fancy medical term for bulging/protruding eyeballs, more commonly secondary to infection/inflammation (including but not limited to entities such as Graves' disease of thyroid) versus less likely neoplasm (cancer). You should follow-up with your PCP for additional workup and management. Regarding the second part, lacrimal glands are the glands that produce tears.
Avatar f tn Prisms can be incorporated into the glasses or stuck on all the back surface of the lens "fresnel prisms" Tape won't cut it.
Avatar m tn Yes, its a common problem. It's called "Exophthalmos", the most common cause by far is Grave's Disease associated with hyperthyroidism. Next most common are "orbital pseudo-tumor" and lymphoma. Because there are a number of causes and you do not state what the cause it it is not possible to offer you advice on surgery. There are also different types of surgery: biopsy, lid retractor recessions, orbital decompression.
Avatar n tn It should be pointed out that, especially in the US literature, the term ‘hashitoxicosis’ is sometimes used to describe an autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome of Graves’ and Hashimoto’s disease. In this article the term is strictly limited to the ‘leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease." *** Excerpts from the book: Thyroid Disorders and Related Health Conditions by James M. Lowrance...
Avatar m tn It's really hard to judge that and even Eye MDs don't trust their fingers to tell every time. Optic neuritis does not cause an eyeball to change size or sink in (inophthalmos) or push out (exophthalmos). Discuss with your ophthalmologist.
Avatar n tn Has your doctor told you, you have Graves Disease? Yes, your TSH is extremely low and your FT4 is extremely high, indicating that you are hyper, but your antibody tests indicate Hashimoto's. TSI is the definitive test for Graves Disease and I don't see that listed. Have you been put on antithyroid med?
Avatar n tn The medical community seems to be happy with treating the symptoms and not looking for the causes - big pharma would lose money if many causes for disease were found. The leading thyroid association voice for Dr's is almost invisibly owned by the makers of Synthroid (hypo T4 med). So were srcewed from the start.
Avatar f tn I was put on antibiotics - in the end I had courses of amoxycillin, ciprofloxacin, and then a month of doxycycline (GP was concerned I may have Lyme disease and test was not back yet). Over the next 4 months I continued to have all these symptoms. I would feel well for a couple of days and then terrible again for about a week (sometimes having to take to my bed). Over the past month the cough and sore throat have subsided mostly.
Avatar n tn Question if anyone knows- once Graves eye disease is done is it gone forever? Will the swelling and eye problems come back?
Avatar f tn Something we did not expect was him having Aortic Stenosis. Graves Disease causes numerous symptoms so we thought it was the disease causing his heart problems. He just took the treatment for the Graves so it's going to be a month or so before the treatment starts to show some results. He has another test scheduled next week with an Interventional Cardiologist. I've read alot of material on Graves Disease and Aortic Stenosis, but I have not found any material on having both diseases.
Avatar n tn You can have thyroid exophthalmos without frank thyroid disease. You need to have a work up (scan) to determine the cause.
Avatar f tn from "endocrine web": " Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (also called autoimmune or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis) is the most common type of thyroiditis. It is named after the Japanese physician, Hakaru Hashimoto, that first described it in 1912. The thyroid gland is always enlarged, although only one side may be enlarged enough to feel.
Avatar n tn He was diagnosed with gastroparesis recently. He has a positive small bowel biopsy, intraepithial lymphocytosis. Graves disease runs in the family, paternal grandmother. Please help! He can't go to school and has to quit his beloved soccer. Thank you.
Avatar f tn Similarly, sarcoidosis of the thyroid gland may develop in response to an established thyroid disorder including Gravesdisease, nodular goiter, and thyroid cancer. Patients with Gravesdisease may also have concomitant conditions of sarcoidosis affecting the lungs. Patients with systemic sarcoidosis may also develop sarcoid lesions in various organs including the thyroid gland.