Graves’ Disease Thyrotoxicosis and Propylthiouracil Related Agranulocytosis Successfully Treated with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange and G-CSF Followed by Total Thyroidectomy

Antithyroid drugs can be a rare cause of agranulocytosis (0.5% of treated patients). Suspension of these drugs is mandatory in these patients and may result in worsening hyperthyroidism. We report the case of a 27-year-old woman who is 3 months post-partum, breastfeeding, and suffering with Graves’...

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Publicado en:Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis
Main Authors: Candoni, Anna, De Marchi, Federico, Vescini, Fabio, Mauro, Sara, Rinaldi, Cristina, Piemonte, Marco, Rabassi, Nicholas, Dubbini, Maria Vittoria, Fanin, Renato
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 2017
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5667530/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29181135
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2017.058
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