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 from Graves’...
| Published in: | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2017-10-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/3065 |