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Long-term carbimazole pretreatment reduces the efficacy of radioiodine therapy

INTRODUCTION: Data from several studies suggest that pretreatment with antithyroid drugs (ATD) before (131)I increases the risk of treatment failure. This effect has been demonstrated more consistently with propylthiouracil than with carbimazole (CMZ) or methimazole (MMI). Men with Graves’ disease (...

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Autores principales: Shivaprasad, C., Prasanna Kumar, K. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4287787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25593832
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.146865