OCTREOTIDE AND GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY AND PRETIBIAL MYXEDEMA
OCTREOTIDE AND GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY AND PRETIBIAL MYXEDEMA
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DOI:
10.1136/bmj.304.6820.158
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发表时间:
1992-01-18
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HUANG, KM
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作者:
CHANG, TC;KAO, SCS;HUANG, KM
Taiwan, Republic of China reactivity alin litkegrowth factor-(IGF-1) s and pretibial myxoedema after a thyroidectomy. Three TC Chang, MD, professor of months' treatment with octreotide 100 [tg thrice daily interalmedicine pretibial myxoedema. 2 Octreotide, a potentlong acting reduced her exopthalmos (table) and her skin SCS Kao, MD, assistant somatostatin analogue, 3 suppresses IGF-1 actiVity changes. Sheremainedstableonemonthafterstopping professor ofophthalmology either indirectly, by reducing plasma concentrations of treatment KM Huang, MD, associate growth hormone or directly, by blocking the effect of professor ofradiology IGF-1 on peripheral tissue. 4 We report the therapeutic effect of octreotide in six patients with Graves' Comment ProfessorChang. ophthalmopathy, three of whom also had pretibial Octreotide may inhibit local synthesis of IGF-l from myxoedema. inflammation or through postreceptor inhibition4 and BMJ 1992; 304: 158 thereby inhibit glycosaminoglycan synthesis by fibro-Case reports blasts in the orbit and skin. Control of epiphora is probably related to inhibition of exocrine secretion Case IA 27 year old woman with thyrotoxicosis whereas rapid improvement in itching and erythema had been treated with methimazole. She developed may indicate inhibition of release of inflammatory progressive exophthalmos, diplopia, and sore eyes, mediators. Our experience suggests that octreotide with epiphora. Octreotide 100 [igthrice daily controlled treatment is effective in Graves' ophthalmopathy and the epiphora after two days and soreness after a week. pretibial myxoedema and is associated with minor side Her diplopia began to improve after three weeks. Her effects: mild abdominal discomfort in the first week of condition remained stable after three months' treat-treatment and pain at the injection site. Additional men (-A four onh follow up. studies are required to ascertain the exact mechanism C, ase 2-A 58 year old woman with Graves' opthal-ofaction of octreotide. mopathy and pretibial myxoedema was treated with octreotide 100 jig thrice daily. Her symptoms, We thank Sandoz Pharmaceuticals for supplying the including the myxoedema resolved after four weeks, octreotide, and Dr R Teoh for his help. and she remained well three months after taking octreotide for three months (table). I Hansson HA, Petruson B, Skottner A. Somatomedin C in pathogenesis of Case 3-A 37 year old man developed worsening malignant exophthalmosof endocrine origin. Lancet 1986; i: 218-9. exophthalmos and diplopia in all directions of gaze 2 Kriss JP. Pathogenesis and treatment of pretibial myxedema. EndocrinolMetab Clin North Am 1987; 16: 409-15. after a thyroidectomy. He took octreotide 100 [ig 3 BauerW, BrinerU, Doepfner W, HallerR, HugueninR, Marbach P, etal. SMS thrice daily for three months with some improvement 201-995: a very potent and selective octapeptide analogue of somatostatin inhisdiplopaon right gae (table). Nochange was~ with prolonged action. LifeSci 1982; 31: 1133-40. in his diplopia on right gaze (table). No change was 4 Tsuzaki 5, Moses AC. Somatostatin inhibits deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis observed after follow up for two months. induced by both thyrotropin and insulin-like growth factor-I in FRTL-5 Case 4-A 50 year old woman previously treated by cells Endocrinology1990; 126: 3131-8. thyroidectomy and radioacitive iodine developed pre-(Accepted30July 1991)