Four cases of thiamazole-induced agranulocytosis;Cuatro casos de agranulocitosis por tiamazol

Farmacia Hospitalaria

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-185

  Garcia D ^a   Peon N ^a   Torres, F ^a   Hip Avagnina, M I ^a   Martinez A ^a   di Crocce, M E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DURAND   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; THIAMAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; CASE REPORT; CONSULTATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NEUTROPENIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHIMAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 59949105120     PISSN: 11306343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-6343(08)72839-3     Document Type: Editorial

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