A Case of Type 2 Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis That Underwent Total Thyroidectomy under High-Dose Steroid Administration

Amiodarone is used commonly and effectively in the treatment of arrhythmia; however, it may cause thyrotoxicosis categorized into two types: iodine-induced hyperthyroidism (type 1 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT)) and destructive thyroiditis (type 2 AIT). We experienced a case of type 2 AIT,...

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Autores principales: Hashimoto, Koshi, Ota, Masaki, Irie, Tadanobu, Takata, Daisuke, Nakajima, Tadashi, Kaneko, Yoshiaki, Tanaka, Yuko, Matsumoto, Shunichi, Nakajima, Yasuyo, Kurabayashi, Masahiko, Oyama, Tetsunari, Takeyoshi, Izumi, Mori, Masatomo, Yamada, Masanobu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25664188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/416145

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