Propylthiouracil-related diffuse alveolar hemorrhage with negative serologies and without capillaritis

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 865-867

  Hadjiangelis, Nicos P ^a   Harkin, Timothy J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar hemorrhage; Hyperthyroidism treatment; Propylthiouracil

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; STEROID; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPILLARITIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GRAVES DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

EID: 33847270677     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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