Antithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis: How has granulocyte colony-stimulating factor changed therapy?

Thyroid

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 292-297

  Tajiri, Junichi ^a   Noguchi, Shiro ^b  

^a Tajiri Thyroid Clinic   (Japan)

^b Noguchi Thyroid Clin/Hosp Found   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE; GRANULOCYTOPENIA; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URTICARIA;

AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 15744392083     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2005.15.292     Document Type: Article

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