A 65-year-old man with a history of Hashimoto's thyroiditi on Levothyroxine developed Graves' disease with ocular symptoms and was treated with teprotumumab without improvement. Total thyroidectomy was performed to control hyperthyroidism. Surgical pathology revealed multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma. Rarely, a spectrum of thyroid disorders is seen in a single patient.
A 65-year-old male with history of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis on
Levothyroxine developed Graves’ disease with ocular symptoms and was
treated with teprotumumab without improvement. Total thyroidectomy was
performed to control hyperthyroidism. Surgical pathology revealed
multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma. Rarely a spectrum of thyroid
disorders is seen in a single patient.
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