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Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Graves Disease—A Case Report

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We report an atypical case of unilateral thyroid eye disease in an elderly euthyroid male in which ultrasound was useful in the diagnosis, when computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were ambiguous.

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  1. Birmingham and Midlands Eye Centre, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 7QH, UK

    Arijit Mitra DO, MRCSEd (Specialist Registrar) & Andrena M. McElvanney FRCSEd, FRCOphth

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Drs. Arijit Mitra, DO, MRCSEd, Specialist Registrar and McElvanney are from the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Sutton Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Cotswold Road, Sutton, SM2 5TF, UK. E-mail: drarijitmitra@yahoo.com.

The authors have stated that they do not have a significant financial interest or other relationship with any product manufacturer or provider of services discussed in this article. The authors do not discuss the use of off-label products, which includes unlabeled, unapproved, or investigative products or devices.

The authors describe a case of Grave Disease detected by ultrasound when CT scan and MRI were ambiguous.

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Mitra, A., McElvanney, A.M. Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Graves Disease—A Case Report. Ann Ophthalmol 39, 348–350 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-007-9018-8

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