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      SUN-576 Abrupt Switching From Hypertyroidism To Hypothyroidism With Pretibial Myxedema And Acropachy, In Graves’ Ophthalmopathy: Case Report.

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          Background Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune thyroid disease usually associated with hyperthyroidism. There have been cases of patients switching from hyperthyroidism to hypothyroidism, and even rarer patients flipping from hypothyroidism to hyperthyroidism. However, a case of spontaneously alternating hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism in GD is comparably an even rarer phenomenon. It is thought that the switching of stimulating TSH receptor antibodies (TSAb) and blocking TSH receptor antibodies (TBAb) has a role in alternating thyroid function. We present a case of spontaneously oscillating thyroid function, pretibial myxedema and achropachy in three months. CASE REPORT 50 y,m,active smoker(90 yr old), weight loss (12 kg),tremors, irritability,proptosis,bad sensation eyes and acropachy(FigE) hyperthyroidism and ophthalmopathy secondary GD,underwent irregular treatment with methimazole 1st y. After1y, Graves' ophthalmopathy was worsened CAS 9(FigAB),with stereotactic radiotherapy, 10sec, 20Gy,pulse methylprednisolone followed by oral prednisone and decompressive surgery, initially used methimazole 30mg/d with reduction to 10mg/d.After 3 months of corticotherapy the patient returns with complaints of intestinal constipation, asthenia, brittle nails, the appearance of pre-tibial myxedema (FigC), being confirmed hypothyroidism frankly associated with the increase of thyroid autoantibodies (tb1), thyroid USG showing parenchyma with diffuse and grossly heterogeneous ecotexture and reduced echogenicity, diffusely increased vascularization, total thyroid volume of 33.4 ml (FigD). Patient maintained ambulatory follow-up, maintaining hypothyroidism on remission with levothyroxine 6 months ago. DISCUSSION This's the first case presenting hyperthyroidism shift to abrupt hypothyroidism with myxedema and acropachy in patient with GO. GD spontaneous change from hyperthyroidism to hypothyroidism (without ablative radioactive iodine intervention or treatment with antithyroid drugs) can occur in two ways: by the unexpected development of TBI (TSH receptor blocking immunoglobulin); or by chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis surpassing the stimulatory effects of TSI (Immune Globulin stimulating TSH receptors). The shift from TSI to TBI, with changes in immunoglobulin concentration, affinity and potency, leading to TBI dominance, is usually associated with the use of DAT (antithyroid drugs) and immunosuppressive states. We describe a case of hyperthyroidism due to GD evolving with frank hypothyroidism probably related to the alternation of TSI to TBI, with a predominance of the TBI effect, with onset after immunosuppressive therapy with corticosteroids. CONCLUSIONThe occurrence of a shift of predominance of the stimulatory effect to the inhibitor on TSH receptors emphasizes the need for careful monitoring of patients with Graves' disease.

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          Journal
          J Endocr Soc
          J Endocr Soc
          jes
          Journal of the Endocrine Society
          Endocrine Society (Washington, DC )
          2472-1972
          15 April 2019
          30 April 2019
          : 3
          : Suppl 1 , ENDO 2019 Abstracts - 101st Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society – March 23 – 26th, 2019 – New Orleans, Louisiana
          : SUN-576
          Affiliations
          [_1]Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine - University of Sao Pa, Sao Paulo, , Brazil
          Article
          js.2019-SUN-576
          10.1210/js.2019-SUN-576
          6553228
          3f0d775a-16e7-4caf-951b-acb0f71a4506
          Copyright © 2019 Endocrine Society

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          Thyroid
          Thyroid Case Reports: Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism II

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