Abnormal thyroid function tests in children on ethionamide treatment

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1191-1193

  Thee, Stephanie ^a,b   Zollner E W ^c   Willemse, M ^d   Hesseling, A C ^b   Magdorf, K ^b   Schaaf, H S ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^d Brooklyn Hospital for Chest Diseases   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Ethionamide; Thyroid function; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; ETHIONAMIDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHIONAMIDE; EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80051677011     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0707     Document Type: Article

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