Clinical Study

Methotrexate for the Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease

Table 1

Characteristics of enrolled patients ( ).

CharacteristicsValue

Mean age (years)52 (35–70)
Males (no.)11
Females (no.)25
Smokers (no.)24
Time from the onset of ocular symptoms to pulse steroid therapy5.12 months (2 m–1 y)
Median time between pulse therapy and second-line treatment8 months (2 m–12 m)