Selenium and the Course of Mild Graves' Orbitopathy
Selenium and the Course of Mild Graves' Orbitopathy
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Marcocci, Claudio , Kahaly, George J , Krassas, Gerasimos E , Bartalena, Luigi , Prummel, Mark , Stahl, Matthias , Altea, Maria Antonietta , Nardi, Marco , Pitz, Susanne , Boboridis, Kostas , Sivelli, Paolo , von Arx, George , Mourits, Maarten P , Baldeschi, Lelio , Bencivelli, Walter , Wiersinga, Wilmar and European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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This trial compared oral selenium, an antioxidant agent, or oral pentoxifylline, an antiinflammatory agent, with placebo in mild Graves' orbitopathy. Selenium significantly improved quality of life and eye involvement and slowed disease progression.
Approximately half the patients with Graves' disease have ocular involvement (Graves' orbitopathy...
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Selenium and the Course of Mild Graves' Orbitopathy
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Author / Creator
Kahaly, George J
Krassas, Gerasimos E
Bartalena, Luigi
Prummel, Mark
Stahl, Matthias
Altea, Maria Antonietta
Nardi, Marco
Pitz, Susanne
Boboridis, Kostas
Sivelli, Paolo
von Arx, George
Mourits, Maarten P
Baldeschi, Lelio
Bencivelli, Walter
Wiersinga, Wilmar
European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_868027037
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_868027037
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1012985
