A case of amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis complicated with Graves' ophthalmopathy

Mod Rheumatol. 2003 Sep;13(3):261-4. doi: 10.3109/s10165-003-0233-x.

Abstract

Abstract We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who suffered from amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicated with Graves' ophthalmopathy. She had goiter, diplopia, and exophthalmos with polyarthralgia. We diagnosed Graves' ophthalmopathy with thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-receptor antibodies (TBII and TSAb). The amyloid deposit was detected in her stomach. The complication of Graves' ophthalmopathy in amyloidosis secondary to RA has rarely been reported.