The Effects of Tocilizumab in Patients with Active Thyroid Eye Disease Refractory to Corticosteroids

Introduction: Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an autoimmune condition related to the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-6, that causes enlargement of extraocular muscles and retrobulbar fat, leading to restriction of the eye movements, exophthalmos, and diplopia. The assessme...

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Autor principal: Pedro Filipe Braga Barbosa Lopes Moás (author)
Formato: masterThesis
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2022
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Texto completo:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/141921
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/141921