Predictive Factors of Development of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy for Patients with Juvenile Graves’ Disease

Background. Due to low incidence of Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) among children, the manifestation is poorly analyzed, posing a risk to late identification of insidious disease. Purposes. To identify predictive factors that may influence the development of GO in pediatric and young patients with Grav...

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Main Authors: Dalia Jarusaitiene, Rasa Verkauskiene, Vytautas Jasinskas, Jurate Jankauskiene
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8129497
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author Dalia Jarusaitiene
Rasa Verkauskiene
Vytautas Jasinskas
Jurate Jankauskiene
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Jurate Jankauskiene
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description Background. Due to low incidence of Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) among children, the manifestation is poorly analyzed, posing a risk to late identification of insidious disease. Purposes. To identify predictive factors that may influence the development of GO in pediatric and young patients with Graves’ disease (GD). Methods. A cross-sectional study of patients newly diagnosed with pediatric or juvenile GD during 2002–2012 was conducted at the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Ocular evaluation was based on European Group on Graves’ Orbitopathy survey. The ocular manifestations were analyzed in relation to demographic, environmental, and clinical factors. Results. In total, 130 patients with juvenile GD were included; 29.2% had GO. Median age at GD onset was 17 yrs (IQR 4–29). Main symptoms of GO were eyelids retraction (73.7%), proptosis (65.8%), injection of conjunctiva (42.1%), and eyeball motility disturbance (21.1%). Major significant and independent risk factors for GO development were high initial concentration of FT4 (OR = 5.963), TTHAb (OR = 6.358), stress (OR = 6.030), and smoking (OR = 7.098). Conclusion. The major factors that could influence GO development were smoking, stress, and increased levels of initial TRAb, FT4. Slight proptosis, retraction of eyelids, and conjunctive injection were found as predominant ophthalmological symptoms in juvenile GO.
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spelling doaj-art-ebcb064f240b471aaf963ae23871862f2025-02-03T01:21:35ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452016-01-01201610.1155/2016/81294978129497Predictive Factors of Development of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy for Patients with Juvenile Graves’ DiseaseDalia Jarusaitiene0Rasa Verkauskiene1Vytautas Jasinskas2Jurate Jankauskiene3Eye Clinic, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaInstitute of Endocrinology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, LT-50009 Kaunas, LithuaniaEye Clinic, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaEye Clinic, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaBackground. Due to low incidence of Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) among children, the manifestation is poorly analyzed, posing a risk to late identification of insidious disease. Purposes. To identify predictive factors that may influence the development of GO in pediatric and young patients with Graves’ disease (GD). Methods. A cross-sectional study of patients newly diagnosed with pediatric or juvenile GD during 2002–2012 was conducted at the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Ocular evaluation was based on European Group on Graves’ Orbitopathy survey. The ocular manifestations were analyzed in relation to demographic, environmental, and clinical factors. Results. In total, 130 patients with juvenile GD were included; 29.2% had GO. Median age at GD onset was 17 yrs (IQR 4–29). Main symptoms of GO were eyelids retraction (73.7%), proptosis (65.8%), injection of conjunctiva (42.1%), and eyeball motility disturbance (21.1%). Major significant and independent risk factors for GO development were high initial concentration of FT4 (OR = 5.963), TTHAb (OR = 6.358), stress (OR = 6.030), and smoking (OR = 7.098). Conclusion. The major factors that could influence GO development were smoking, stress, and increased levels of initial TRAb, FT4. Slight proptosis, retraction of eyelids, and conjunctive injection were found as predominant ophthalmological symptoms in juvenile GO.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8129497
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Rasa Verkauskiene
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Jurate Jankauskiene
Predictive Factors of Development of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy for Patients with Juvenile Graves’ Disease
International Journal of Endocrinology
title Predictive Factors of Development of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy for Patients with Juvenile Graves’ Disease
title_full Predictive Factors of Development of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy for Patients with Juvenile Graves’ Disease
title_fullStr Predictive Factors of Development of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy for Patients with Juvenile Graves’ Disease
title_full_unstemmed Predictive Factors of Development of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy for Patients with Juvenile Graves’ Disease
title_short Predictive Factors of Development of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy for Patients with Juvenile Graves’ Disease
title_sort predictive factors of development of graves ophthalmopathy for patients with juvenile graves disease
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