Intravenous methimazole in the treatment of refractory hyperthyroidism

Thyroid

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 691-695

  Hodak, Steven P ^a,c   Huang, Caroline ^a   Clarke, Donna ^a   Burman, Kenneth D ^a,b   Jonklaas, Jacqueline ^a   Janicic Kharic, Natasa ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE; THIONAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; TECHNIQUE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHIMAZOLE; THYROID GLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747329614     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2006.16.691     Document Type: Article

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