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> From: Sue Walker
> Sent: 25 June 2003 12:05
> To: Mailgroup ACB (E-mail)
> Subject: Thyroid eye disease
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> An ophthalmology colleague has just asked for thyroid receptor abs in a female patient (62 yrs old) with moderately severe bilateral thyroid eye disease but negative anti-microsomal abs and anti-thyroglobulin abs. Her recent TFTs were Free T4 18 pmol/L and TSH 0.59 mU/L. She is clinically euthyroid. He has been monitoring her eyes for some months and TFTs have been stable over that time. Is the request justified as a proportion of patient have isolated eye disease and the aetiology is poorly understood? Any NHS labs offering the assay? I know of a private service in Cardiff. Thanks for help.
>
> Dr Sue Walker, Consultant Clinical Biochemist, Salisbury District Hospital.
> 01722 425142
> 07977 226065
>
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