| Identifier | EEC-Case-Thyroid Eye Disease and MG |
| Title | Coexisting Thyroid Eye Disease and Myasthenia Gravis |
| Creator | Devin D. Mackay, MD; Valérie Biousse, MD |
| Affiliation | (DDM) Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, Georgia; (VB) Cyrus H. Stoner Professor of Ophthalmology, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Subject | Thyroid Orbitopathy; Myasthenia Gravis; Lid Retraction; Ophthalmoplegia; Strabismus; Diplopia |
| Description | A case of coexisting thyroid orbitopathy and myasthenia gravis. External photographs of the eyes and eyelids, as well as images from an MRI of the orbits, are included. Figure 1 : External photograph of eyes showing right lid retraction and left upper lid ptosis. Figure 2 : External photograph of eyes in the cardinal directions of gaze illustrating diffuse bilateral ophthalmoplegia. Figure 3 : MRI orbits coronal T1 post-contrast image with fat suppression showing enlarged extraocular muscles, with particular enlargement of the right>left inferior rectus muscles. Figure 4 : MRI orbits axial T1 post-contrast image with fat suppression showing mild enlargement of the right lateral rectus and medial rectus muscles. |
| Date | 2014 |
| Language | eng |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Format Creation | Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Type | Text |
| Collection | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: The Emory Eye Center Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/eec/ |
| Publisher | North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution | Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management | Copyright 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK | ark:/87278/s6dc0zff |
| Setname | ehsl_novel_eec |
| ID | 177371 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dc0zff |