Effective Preoperative Plasmapheresis Treatment of Severe Hyperthyroidism in a Patient with Giant Toxic Nodular Goiter and Methimazole-Induced Agranulocytosis

Effective Preoperative Plasmapheresis Treatment of Severe Hyperthyroidism in a Patient with Giant Toxic Nodular Goiter and Methimazole-Induced Agranulocytosis

Agranulocytosis is a rare but very serious complication of thyrostatic therapy. In severe hyperthyroidism, the removal of circulating thyroid hormones by plasmapheresis may be an effective therapeutic option. This report describes the therapeutic difficulties and successful preoperative treatment wi...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Barwinek, Danuta Gąsior-Perczak, Sławomir Trepka, Artur Szczodry, Janusz Kopczyński, Zdzisława Sitarz-Żelazna, Aldona Kowalska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
agranulocytosis
plasmapheresis
thyrotoxicosis
hyperthyroidism
thyroidectomy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/6/290

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