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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-9
pubmed:abstractText
Although Graves ophthalmopathy is a potentially sight threatening and disfiguring condition that can be frightening for the patient to experience, there are effective means of management. At the present time, treatment is based on the relief of excessive intraorbital pressures and is accomplished either by shrinking the orbital contents or by expanding the orbital volume. The most effective treatment modality or combination of modalities is an area of controversy. However, it must be remembered that the approach to management undertaken should be finely tuned to the needs of the particular individual afflicted with the condition. Perhaps with a greater understanding of pathophysiology, more reliable and effective treatments, based on specific pathophysiological mechanisms, may be developed. In addition, tests to reliably predict those patients most likely to progress in their disease might be developed, allowing preventive measures to be taken.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-972X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
559-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical review 13: Diagnosis and management of Graves' ophthalmopathy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article