Patients with Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis have significantly lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels
Thyroid Patients May Have Lower Vitamin D Levels
This meta-analysis of 38 studies found significantly lower serum vitamin D levels in patients with thyroid diseases compared to non-thyroid …
People with thyroid conditions, especially Hashimoto's, tend to have lower vitamin D levels, a new analysis finds.
Specialist monitoring is required for managing alemtuzumab-induced thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy
Managing thyroid issues in pregnant women after alemtuzumab treatment
This case series and literature review examines the management of alemtuzumab-induced Graves' disease and TRAb-positive hypothyroidism in pr…
Pregnant women who develop thyroid issues after alemtuzumab treatment require close monitoring to manage their health and the health of thei…
Graves' disease is associated with lower bone mineral density and higher serum calcium levels
Graves' disease is linked to lower bone mineral density
This meta-analysis of 3,643 patients indicates that individuals with Graves' disease have significantly lower bone mineral density compared …
People with Graves' disease may have lower bone density, a finding that could help doctors better identify who needs extra bone health monit…
Over 90% of clinicians prefer antithyroid drugs despite high relapse rates in Graves' disease
Clinicians Prefer Antithyroid Drugs for Managing Graves Disease
This targeted literature review examines the treatment landscape for Graves' hyperthyroidism, including antithyroid drugs, radioactive iodin…
While antithyroid drugs are the preferred first treatment for Graves disease, many patients still face high relapse rates and significant lo…
Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation achieves 67.0% euthyroidism rate at 12 months in patients with Graves' disease
Ultrasound guided heat treatment helps some patients with Graves' disease
This meta-analysis of 82 patients with Graves' disease unresponsive to antithyroid drugs found a 67.0% euthyroidism rate one year after ultr…
A new heat treatment using ultrasound guidance can help people with Graves' disease who do not respond to standard medications.
TCM combinations with methimazole may improve thyroid function indices in Graves' disease patients
TCM Combined With Methimazole Shows Promise for Graves' Disease
This network meta-analysis of 1,317 patients evaluated TCM combinations added to methimazole for Graves' disease. The analysis suggests spec…
Combining Traditional Chinese Medicine with methimazole may help manage thyroid function and antibodies in patients with Graves' disease.
TCM formulations significantly reduce TCM syndrome scores and improve response rates in Graves' disease
Chinese herbal formulas may improve symptoms of Graves' disease
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 44 RCTs found that Chinese herbal compound prescriptions significantly reduced TCM syndrome scor…
New analysis suggests traditional Chinese medicine may offer a safer way to manage symptoms for people with Graves' disease.
Color Doppler ultrasound differentiates Graves' disease from silent thyroiditis in thyrotoxicosis patients
Ultrasound blood flow patterns help distinguish Graves' disease from silent thyroiditis
This single-center prospective observational cohort study of 78 adults with thyrotoxicosis found that color Doppler ultrasound (CDU) with th…
A new study finds that measuring thyroid blood flow with ultrasound can help tell Graves' disease apart from silent thyroiditis, a key diagn…
Case report and review: IVIg and efgartigimod in Guillain-Barré with Graves disease and thyroid cancer
Doctors treat a rare relapse of Guillain-Barré syndrome with new immune therapies
This case report and literature review describes a 33-year-old man with Guillain-Barré syndrome, Graves disease, and papillary thyroid carci…
A 33-year-old man with Guillain-Barré syndrome found relief after doctors treated his underlying thyroid cancer and used new immune therapie…
Meta-analysis reports elevated IL-6 and IL-17 in thyroid eye disease patients
New Clues in Your Tears Could Change Thyroid Eye Disease Care
This meta-analysis of observational studies found that serum or tear levels of IL-6 and IL-17 were significantly higher in patients with thy…
Two inflammatory markers found in blood and tears are significantly higher in people with thyroid eye disease, offering new clues for faster…
Intravenous tocilizumab improves clinical activity in moderate-to-severe thyroid eye disease patients
Doctors spot four signs that predict which eye disease patients will heal fastest
This retrospective cohort study evaluated intravenous tocilizumab in 234 patients with moderate-to-severe thyroid eye disease at Beijing Ton…
A new study reveals four simple blood tests that tell doctors if a specific eye drug will work for you soon.
Secukinumab 300 mg subcutaneously failed to demonstrate overall response in adults with active Graves orbitopathy versus placebo
Secukinumab showed no benefit for active Graves orbitopathy patients
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluated secukinumab versus placebo in 28 adults with active, moderate-to-severe…
Secukinumab treatment for Graves orbitopathy showed no improvement in symptoms or eye measurements compared to placebo treatment.
Questions about Graves' disease
Is vitamin D lower in Graves' disease compared to healthy people?
Yes. Studies generally find lower vitamin D levels in people with Graves' disease than in healthy controls, though the gap is modest and one study's deficiency-risk estimate was not statistically significant.
Full answer →Can IVIg and efgartigimod help a man with Graves disease and Guillain-Barré syndrome?
A case report shows a man with Graves disease and Guillain-Barré syndrome improved with IVIg and efgartigimod, but surgery was also needed after finding thyroid cancer.
Full answer →All Graves' disease Articles
- Patients with Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis have significantly lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels
- Specialist monitoring is required for managing alemtuzumab-induced thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy
- Graves' disease is associated with lower bone mineral density and higher serum calcium levels
- Over 90% of clinicians prefer antithyroid drugs despite high relapse rates in Graves' disease
- Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation achieves 67.0% euthyroidism rate at 12 months in patients with Graves' disease
- TCM combinations with methimazole may improve thyroid function indices in Graves' disease patients
- TCM formulations significantly reduce TCM syndrome scores and improve response rates in Graves' disease
- Color Doppler ultrasound differentiates Graves' disease from silent thyroiditis in thyrotoxicosis patients
- Case report and review: IVIg and efgartigimod in Guillain-Barré with Graves disease and thyroid cancer
- Meta-analysis reports elevated IL-6 and IL-17 in thyroid eye disease patients
- Intravenous tocilizumab improves clinical activity in moderate-to-severe thyroid eye disease patients
- COVID-19 pandemic associated with Hashimoto's increase and Subacute Thyroiditis decrease in Israeli retrospective cohort
- Secukinumab 300 mg subcutaneously failed to demonstrate overall response in adults with active Graves orbitopathy versus placebo
- Baseline vitamin D deficiency occurred in 73.08% of TAO patients receiving IVGC therapy with calcium supplementation
- Antithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis patients show distinct T-cell receptor repertoires compared to Graves' disease patients