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Thyroid Eye Disease due to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome as a Consequence of Antiretroviral Therapy in the Setting of AIDS.


ABSTRACT: We describe a case of worsening Graves' orbitopathy due to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in a 38-year-old HIV-infected male after beginning ART (antiretroviral therapy). Two years after initiation of ART, the patient developed symptoms of hyperthyroidism and thyroid eye disease (TED) or Graves' orbitopathy (GO). Thyroid iodine uptake scan was consistent with Graves' disease. The CT scan of the orbits revealed minimal right-sided proptosis, consistent with GO. He was treated with methimazole and a short course of high-dose prednisone for GO. Thyroid function tests normalized, and eye symptoms eventually stabilized. This case demonstrates the importance of awareness and early recognition of IRIS in its many forms, as it has significant therapeutic implications.

SUBMITTER: Nallu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7037486 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Thyroid Eye Disease due to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome as a Consequence of Antiretroviral Therapy in the Setting of AIDS.

Nallu Ravali R   Madhavan Parvathy P   Chirch Lisa L   Luthra Pooja P  

Case reports in endocrinology 20200212


We describe a case of worsening Graves' orbitopathy due to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in a 38-year-old HIV-infected male after beginning ART (antiretroviral therapy). Two years after initiation of ART, the patient developed symptoms of hyperthyroidism and thyroid eye disease (TED) or Graves' orbitopathy (GO). Thyroid iodine uptake scan was consistent with Graves' disease. The CT scan of the orbits revealed minimal right-sided proptosis, consistent with GO. He was treated  ...[more]

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