Agranulocytosis: a rare complication of the thionamides
Abstract Agranulocytosis is a rare and life-threatening side effect of antithyroid drugs (ATD); it has been reported in < 0.2% of patients, usually within the first 3 months after starting ATD. We present a 62-year-old Libyan female patient who developed agranulocytosis 3 months after starting tr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-08-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-023-00245-w |