Thyroid eye disease: diagnosis and treatment

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This text summarizes information on the origin, diagnosis and management of thyroid-associated Graves' ophthalmology, with approaches to identify and characterize the pathological conditions associated with this disorder. Abstract: Details the anatomy and physiology of the thyroid gland, the environmental and genetic factors associated with Graves' disease, and the immunological mechanisms responsible for related systemic disorders and inflammations of the eye and adjacent tissue structures. This book examines the nature of autoimmune disease, along with many other topics.  Read more... Content: Preface Contents Contributors Introduction The Eponymy of Exophthalmos Associated with Thyroid Disease Surgical Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Laboratory Evaluation of Graves' Disease Basic Concepts of the Immune System Mechanisms of Immune Self-Tolerance Role of Inflammatory Mediators in Autoimmune Disease Role of Cytokines in Autoimmune Disease Role of Adhesion Molecules in Autoimmune Disease Overview of Graves' Autoimmune Disease Systemic Manifestations of Graves' Disease Genetics of Graves' Disease. Environmental Factors in the Pathogenesis of Graves' DiseaseGraves' Disease and Myasthenia Gravis Pregnancy and Hyperthyroidism Medical Treatment of Systemic Graves' Disease Radioactive Iodide Therapy for Graves' Disease Thyroidectomy for Graves' Hyperthyroidism Overview of Thyroid Eye Disease: Immunological Mechanisms Orbital Fibroblasts and the TSH Receptor in Graves' Orbital Disease Role of Orbital Fat in Thyroid- Associated Ophthalmopathy Eye Musc.