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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2024

How Age Affects Graves' Orbitopathy-A Tertiary Center Study.

Michael Oeverhaus, Julius Sander, Nicolai Smetana, Nikolaos E Bechrakis, Neumann Inga, Karim Al-Ghazzawi, Ying Chen, Anja Eckstein

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael OeverhausDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0807-7689
Julius SanderDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-6231-5768
Nicolai SmetanaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Nikolaos E BechrakisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Neumann IngaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Karim Al-GhazzawiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Ying ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Anja EcksteinDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Essen University Hospital · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeGraves' orbitopathy (GO) is an autoimmune disorder leading to inflammation, adipogenesis, and fibrosis. The severity of GO can vary widely among individuals, making it challenging to predict the natural course of the disease accurately, which is important for tailoring the treatment approach to the individual patient. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics, course, treatment, and prognosis of GO patients under 50 years with older patients.

methodsWe reviewed the medical records of a random sample of 1000 patients in our GO database Essen (GODE) comprising 4260 patients at our tertiary referral center. Patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 (≤50 years) and Group 2 (>50 years). Only patients with a complete data set were included in the further statistical analysis.

resultsThe results showed that younger patients (n = 484) presented significantly more often with mild GO (53% vs. 33%, DISCUSSION: In conclusion, younger GO patients present with milder clinical features such as a lower rate of restrictive motility disorders and less pronounced inflammatory signs. Therefore, older patients tend to need more steroids, irradiation, and lid and eye muscle surgery. Still, the risk of DON and the necessity of secondary eye muscle surgery are not or only slightly associated with age, respectively.

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ageGOGraves’ orbitopathyreoperationstrabismusTEDthyroid eye disease

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