Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis Associated with Myeloperoxidase-anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Induced by Propylthiouracil

A 71-year-old man with hyperthyroidism complained of headache lasting two months. He had been using propylthiouracil (PTU) for 14 years. Treatment intensification did not improve the symptoms. Blood tests detected a positive myeloperoxidase-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA). Diffuse du...

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Autores principales: Koide, Sakiho, Kitajima, Kouhei, Yamazaki, Masanori, Ichikawa, Takanori, Komatsu, Mitsuhisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10372283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36384900
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.0692-22

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