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Therapeutic plasma exchange and continuous renal replacement therapy for severe hyperthyroidism and multi-organ failure: A case report

BACKGROUND: Severe hyperthyroidism is a life-threatening exacerbation of thyrotoxicosis, characterized by high fever and multiorgan failure. The most common medical treatments are administration of antithyroid drugs and radioactive iodine, and thyroidectomy. In some patients, antithyroid therapy is...

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Autores principales: Ba, Jun-Hui, Wu, Ben-Quan, Wang, Yan-Hong, Shi, Yun-Feng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6397818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30842962
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v7.i4.500