Neutropenia and anaemia due to carbimazole-dependent antibodies

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 243-247

  Bux, Juergen ^a   Ernst Schlegel, M ^a   Rothe, B ^a   Panzer, C ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaemia; Carbimazole; Drug dependent antibody; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; AUTOANTIBODIES; BLOOD PLATELETS; CARBIMAZOLE; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHILS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034074172     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.01978.x     Document Type: Article

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