Talk:Graves' ophthalmopathy
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[edit] Naming
Generally the appostrophy is dropped, and should be to remain consistant with Graves disease article name.
- WHO ICD10 uses term: Dysthyroid exophthalmos
- oph/237 at eMedicine uses: Thyroid Ophthalmopathy, Thyroid-associated orbitopathy and states "frequently termed Graves ophthalmopathy"
- PubMed hits are revealing (PS no hits for "Graves' orbitopathy") and note there is overlap in located articles:
| ~ Orbitopathy | ~ Ophthalmopathy | ~Exophthalmos | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graves ~ | 34 | 1186 | 2 | 1222 |
| Dysthyroid ~ | 55 | 67 | 12 | 134 |
| Thyroid ~ | 66 | 120 | 7 | 193 |
| Thyroid-associated ~ | 70 | 271 | 299 | 640 |
| TOTAL | 225 | 1644 | 320 | 2189 |
Clearly the overwhelming literature term is Graves ophthalmopathy and I shall so rename (move this article). David Ruben Talk 01:47, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
