Antithyroid drug induced agranulocytosis: what still we need to learn ?

Autor: iaqat Ali Chaudhry, Khalid Fouad Mazen, Ebtesam Ba-Essa, Asirvatham Alwin Robert
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 23, Iss 27 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.23.27.8365
Popis: Antithyroid drugs (ATDs) induced agranulocytosis is a rare but life threatening condition. We report a 29 years Filipino female diagnosed as having hyperthyroidism with normal base line blood counts, liver and renal profile. She was started on maximum 60mg (20mg TID) oral dose of carbimazole since one month by her treating physician. Exactly after one month of treatment she presented to emergency room (ER) with fever, sore throat and generalized weakness for several days.
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