METHIMAZOLE-INDUCED AGRANULOCYTOSIS AND SEPSIS: WAS THYROID STORM PRESENT OR JUST BEING MIMICKED?

Agranulocytosis induced by thioamides is rare, occurring only in 0.2-0.5% of cases. We present the case of a 45-year-old woman previously diagnosed with Graves' disease that discontinued the use of methimazole on her own. She attended the Emergency Department presenting fever (40.5¯C), agitatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005) Romania : 2005), 2019-10, Vol.15 (4), p.522-525
Hauptverfasser:	Stumpf, M A M, Schrut, G C A, Ramthun, M, Onuma, S, Osternack, H E C G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case Report
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