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PSAT344 Zeroing In: Methimazole Induced Agranulocytosis in Amiodarone Induced Thyrotoxicosis

BACKGROUND: Agranulocytosis, defined as absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 500/µL due to antithyroid drugs (ATDs), methimazole, carbimazole, and propylthiouracil (PTU), is a rare but serious complication with an occurrence of 0.1- 0.5%. ATDs induced agranulocytosis occurs abruptly, usually in the...

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Autores principales: Gunda, Mouna, Gokul, Sagarika, Arguello, Carlos R, Agarwal, Monica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9627966/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvac150.1721