Amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism with EPO-resistant anemia in a patient with chronic renal failure

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 576-578

  Chang, Peter M S ^a   Ng, Yee Yung ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Anemia; Erythropoietin; Hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEMOGLOBIN; LIOTHYRONINE; PREDNISOLONE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 57149125322     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70172-2     Document Type: Article

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