ALLMedicine™ Exophthalmos Center

Jun 23rd, 2022 - Thyroid associated orbitopathy (TAO) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder affecting the orbit in variable degrees resulting in a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations of varying severity. Common clinical manifestations include eyelid retracti...

Jun 22nd, 2022 - Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a rare sporadic benign disease, which involves from single to several bones with unilateral distribution. Recently, image-based surgical navigation systems have played a significant role in surgical process on neurologica...

May 17th, 2022 - Timely diagnosis of uterine torsion can lead to acceptable maternal and fetal outcomes. This article presents the case of a 42-year-old pregnant woman, diagnosed with a rare 270° uterine torsion, in whom proper management led to good maternal outc...

May 13th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Heart failure develops when the heart, via an abnormality of cardiac function (detectable or not), fails to pump blood at a rate commensurate with the requirements of the metabolizing tissues or is able to do so only with an el...

May 13th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Heart failure develops when the heart, via an abnormality of cardiac function (detectable or not), fails to pump blood at a rate commensurate with the requirements of the metabolizing tissues or is able to do so only with an el...

Jun 23rd, 2022 - Thyroid associated orbitopathy (TAO) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder affecting the orbit in variable degrees resulting in a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations of varying severity. Common clinical manifestations include eyelid retracti...

Nov 18th, 2021 - Progression of GO from mild-moderate to severe disease: Criteria for start of treatment with corticosteroids, retrobulbar irradiation, or orbital decompression are severe soft tissue swelling (NO SPECS class 2c), risk of corneal ulcers with or wit...

Nov 16th, 2021 - Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy is one of autoimmune orbital diseases characterized by enlargement of the extraocular muscles and increase in fatty or/and orbit connective tissue volume affecting the appearance and visual function of the eyes. D...

Sep 20th, 2021 - Graves' orbitopathy (GO) is the most common extra-thyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease (GD). GO profoundly impairs the quality of life of affected patients. The pathogenesis is autoimmune, reflecting cross-reactivity against antigens shared ...

Sep 14th, 2021 - Graves' disease is the main cause of clinically hyperthyroidism, accounting for about 75% to 80%, and it occurs in women of childbearing age. Clinical manifestations include: high eating, weight loss, sweating, palpitations, emotional excitement a...

Oct 4th, 2021 - Treatment of Graves' orbitopathy with statins in combination with glucocorticoids shows benefits among people with — and even without — high cholesterol, results from a new randomized clinical trial show. "Our results [indicate] that adding atorva...

Aug 14th, 2020 - Tepezza (teprotumumab) Teprotumumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds insulinlike growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R). The mechanism of action for thyroid eye disease has not been fully characterized. It is indicated for exophthalmos and proptosis...

Mar 6th, 2020 - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a neoproliferative disorder of Langerhans cells, the dendritic cells of the skin the mucosa. It often involves osteolytic bone lesions and invasion of multiple organs. There are tennis racket-shaped inclusion...

Oct 31st, 2018 - The Diagnosis: Self-healing Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Histopathologic examination showed an infiltrate of mononuclear cells with indented nuclei admixed with a variable dermal inflammatory infiltrate. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated cells th.

Sep 13th, 2018 - Physical examination always begins with airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs), and vital signs, as these guide the pace of the intervention. The physical examination also provides information on underlying causes and sequelae of AF. Examinatio...