hrp0097fc12.1 | Thyroid | ESPE2023

Graves’ disease – are we just delaying the inevitable?

Stevens Chloe , Langham Shirley , Amin Rakesh , T Dattani Mehul , E Brain Caroline , J Peters Catherine

Background: The incidence of Graves’ disease in patients aged <15 years is estimated at 0.9 per 100,000. Parental anxiety around definitive treatment, timing of this around schooling and clinician confidence in long-term medical treatment often results in prolonged medical management. This audit aimed to assess the rates of remission, timing of definitive treatment and long-term medical management in children managed for Graves’ at a UK tertiary...