Elevation of serum creatine kinase during methimazole treatment of Graves disease in a 13-year-old girl and a literature review of similar cases

Elevation of serum creatine kinase during methimazole treatment of Graves disease in a 13-year-old girl and a literature review of similar cases

We report a 13-year-old girl with Graves disease, who showed an increased level of serum creatine kinase (CK) accompanied by myalgia after methimazole (MMI) treatment. This patient developed muscular pain two weeks after MMI administration, along with increased CK levels. The level of thyroid hormon...

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Main Authors: Hyeseon Kim, Jinsup Kim, Rimm Huh, Sung Yoon Cho, Dong-Kyu Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2015-06-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
Subjects:
Graves disease
Antithyroid drugs
Methimazole
Creatine kinase
Myalgia
Online Access:http://e-apem.org/upload/pdf/apem-20-106.pdf

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