ABSTRACT Objective: To identify early manifestations of Graves’ disease in young patients and its treatment outcomes. Subjects and methods: This was a hospital-based review of case records of 47 children (aged 1 month to 18 years) with Graves’ disease from 2011 to 2022. Data were summarized and statistically analyzed. Results: This study included 47 patients with Graves’ disease, of whom 31 (66%) were girls. The average age at the initial diagnosis was 12.79 ± 3.75 years. Common presenting complaints included […]

ABSTRACT Objective: A common problem with antithyroid drugs (ATD) treatment in patients with Graves’ disease (GD) is the high recurrence rate after drug withdrawal. Identifying risk factors for recurrence is crucial in clinical practice. We hereby prospectively analyze risk factors for the recurrence of GD in patients treated with ATD in southern China. Subjects and methods: Patients who were newly diagnosed with GD and aged > 18 years were treated with ATD for 18 months and followed up for 1 […]