A Case of Graves' Disease Associated with Systemic Sclerosis.

Lee, Yune Jeong; Kim, Mee Kyoung; Lim, Dong Jun; Hur, Ki Hoon; Baek, Ki Hyun; Kang, Moo Il; Cho, Chul Soo; Lee, Kwang Woo; Park, Gyeong Sin

doi:2007.22.3.220

Endocrinol Metab > Volume 22(3); 2007 > Article

Case Report

Journal of Korean Endocrine Society 2007;22(3):220-224.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/jkes.2007.22.3.220 Published online June 1, 2007.

A Case of Graves' Disease Associated with Systemic Sclerosis.

Yune Jeong Lee, Mee Kyoung Kim, Dong Jun Lim, Ki Hoon Hur, Ki Hyun Baek, Moo Il Kang, Chul Soo Cho, Kwang Woo Lee, Gyeong Sin Park

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University, College of Medicine, Korea.
²Department of Clinical Pathology, Catholic University, College of Medicine, Korea.

Abstract

Systemic sclerosis is associated with a broad spectrum of autoimmune thyroid diseases. The association between systemic scleroderma and hypothyroidism is well established. However, there have been very few reports concerning the association between hyperthyroidism and systemic scleroderma. We experienced a patient with Graves' disease who presented with muscle weakness and the patient was finally diagnosed with systemic sclerosis via pathological examination of the muscle. We describe here a rare case of systemic sclerosis associated with Graves` disease.

Key Words: Graves' disease, Systemic sclerosis, Total thyroidectomy