QUESTION-Dear Endotext.org,–Thank you very much for the free expert information you provide for practioners everywhere. I have a case I would like to run past an expert. A 19 y.o. female patient was sent to our endocrinology offices from her primary care provider/gynecologist due to abnormal thyroid function tests. She has complaint of significant fatigue […]

A stimulatory thyrotropin receptor antibody enhances hyaluronic Acid synthesis in graves’ orbital fibroblasts: inhibition by an igf-I receptor blocking antibody. Kumar S, Iyer S, Bauer H, Coenen M, Bahn RS. JCEM 2012 May;97(5):1681- Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is characterized by expanded volume of the orbital fat and extraocular muscle tissues and elevated levels of TSH receptor […]