Cigarette smoking and treatment outcomes in Graves ophthalmopathy.
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether smoking affects the course of Graves ophthalmopathy and therapeutic outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To observe smoking behavior in a randomized study of the effect of radioiodine therapy on ophthalmopathy and in a case series of patients with Graves ophthalmopathy receiving orbital radiation therapy and glucocorticoids. DESIGN: Randomized, single-blind study of smoking and mild ophthalmopathy after radioiodine therapy (study 1) and a retrospective cohort study of the association between smoking and response of severe ophthalmopathy to treatment (study 2). SETTING: University medical center. PATIENTS: 300 patients with mild ophthalmopathy (study 1) and 150 patients with severe ophthalmopathy (study 2). INTERVENTION: In study 1, patients received radioiodine alone or radioiodine and a 3-month course of oral prednisone (initial dosage, 0.4 to 0.5 mg/kg of body weight per day). In study 2, patients received high-dose oral prednisone for 6 months (initial dosage, 80 to 100 mg/d) and underwent orbital radiation therapy by linear accelerator (cumulative dose, 20 Gy per eye over 2 weeks). MEASUREMENTS: Degree of ophthalmopathy was assessed by overall evaluation (inflammatory changes, proptosis, extraocular muscle dysfunction, corneal involvement, and optic neuropathy). RESULTS: In study 1, ophthalmopathy progressed in 4 of 68 nonsmokers (5.9% [95% CI, 3% to 9%]) and 19 of 82 smokers (23.2% [CI, 13% to 33%]) who received radioiodine alone ( P = 0.007). Ophthalmopathy was alleviated in 37 of 58 nonsmokers (63.8% [CI, 51% to 78%]) and 13 of 87 smokers (14.9% [CI, 10% to 26%]) who received radioiodine plus prednisone ( P < 0.001). In study 2, 61 of 65 nonsmokers (93.8% [CI, 90% to 98%]) and 58 of 85 smokers (68.2% [CI, 57% to 78%]) responded to treatment ( P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Cigarette smoking increases the risk for progression of ophthalmopathy after radioiodine therapy and decreases the efficacy of orbital radiation therapy and glucocorticoid therapy.[1]References
- Cigarette smoking and treatment outcomes in Graves ophthalmopathy. Bartalena, L., Marcocci, C., Tanda, M.L., Manetti, L., Dell'Unto, E., Bartolomei, M.P., Nardi, M., Martino, E., Pinchera, A. Ann. Intern. Med. (1998) [Pubmed]
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