Graves' disease associated with exophthalmos, cerebral ventricular dilatation and accelerated growth.

Arisaka, O; Hosaka, A; Arai, H; Fujiwara, S; Tadokoro, R; Yabuta, K · Arch Dis Child · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A report is presented of a girl with Graves' disease, which was diagnosed at the age of 1.7 years. The mother had no thyroid disease. The patient developed signs of hyperthyroidism shortly before her first birthday, and the most prominent manifestations were accelerated skeletal maturation and linear growth, and dilatation of the brain ventricles. The latter manifestation, which has not been reported previously, was reversible upon normalisation of thyroid function with antithyroid treatment for three years.

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