Central nervous system vasculitis caused by propylthiouracil therapy: A case report and literature review

Thyroid

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-84

  Vanek, C ^a   Samuels, M H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIONAMIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; VASCULITIS;

EID: 13544275099     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2005.15.80     Document Type: Conference Paper

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