Elevation of creatine kinase during medical treatment of Graves' disease

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 241-244

  Lu, Chieh Hua ^a   Hsieh, Chang Hsun ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antithyroid drugs; Creatine kinase; Hyperthyroidism; Myalgia

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; IODINE 131; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYALGIA; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; URTICARIA;

EID: 35948930189     PISSN: 10114564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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