Publication: Characteristics of Graves disease in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy
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2020-06-01
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19342403
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Mahidol University
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Endocrine Practice. Vol.26, No.6 (2020), 612-618
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Vitvala Jariyawattanarat, Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Chutintorn Sriphrapradang Characteristics of Graves disease in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy. Endocrine Practice. Vol.26, No.6 (2020), 612-618. doi:10.4158/EP-2019-0514 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/57719
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Characteristics of Graves disease in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy
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Copyright © 2020 AACE. Objective: To demonstrate clinical and laboratory characteristics of Graves disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Methods: This is a single-institution study. All HIV-infected Thai patients who were diagnosed with Graves disease following the initiation of ART between January, 2007, and June, 2018, were retrospectively enrolled. Results: Of the 24 subjects, the mean age was 39.6 ± 10 years at the time of Graves disease diagnosis. The male to female ratio was 1:1.2. Palpitation and weight loss were the most common clinical manifestations. Of the 6 patients (25%) with evidence of Graves orbitopathy, 1 had sight-threatening orbitopathy. Two patients also had other autoimmune diseases (vitiligo and psoriatic arthritis). The median CD4 cell counts at HIV and Graves disease diagnosis were 73.5 (interquartile range [IQR], 15.5 to 189.5) and 525 (IQR, 402.3 to 725) cells/µL, respectively. The median time from ART commencement of the last effective ART regimen to the development of Graves disease was 29.5 (IQR, 13.8 to 48) months with a mean CD4 cell count increment of 328.7 ± 174.9 cells/µL. The median duration of antithyroid therapy was 34.5 (IQR, 23.8 to 51.0) months. Thirteen patients (54.2%) received radioactive iodine ablation. Conclusion: Graves disease should be suspected in HIV-infected patients who present with palpitations and weight loss despite good immunologic response to ART. Awareness of this condition can lead to diagnosis and appropriate management. Unlike immune reconstitution disease associated with infection, Graves disease may develop many years after ART initiation.