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Long-term remission of steroid-resistant Graves’ orbitopathy after administration of anti-thymocyte globulin


- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncological Chemotherapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Keywords
Graves’ orbitopathy; anti-thymocyte globulin; dysthyroid optic neuropathy


Title
Long-term remission of steroid-resistant Graves’ orbitopathy after administration of anti-thymocyte globulin
Journal
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Article type
Clinical vignette
Pages
198-199
Published online
2020-02-25
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DOI
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Bibliographic record
Endokrynol Pol 2020;71(2):198-199.
Keywords
Graves’ orbitopathy
anti-thymocyte globulin
dysthyroid optic neuropathy
Authors
Maria Świerkot
Grażyna Kulawik
Monika Sarnat-Kucharczyk
Krystyna Jagoda
Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek
Jerzy Chudek


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