Pulmonary capillaritis with hemmorrhage due to propylthiouracil therapy in a child

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 88-92

  Pirot, Anayansi Lasso ^a   Goldsmith, Donald ^a   Pascasio, Judy ^a   Beck, Suzanne E ^a  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar hemorrhage; Hyperthyroidism; PTU; Pulmonary capillaritis; Pulmonary hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; ANTITHYROID AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; BLEEDING; CAPILLARY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; PATHOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CAPILLARIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

EID: 10344245032     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20072     Document Type: Article

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