Agranulocytosis due to propylthiouracil treatment: a case report
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Case Reports
VOLUME: 11 ISSUE: 4
P: 167 - 169
December 2015

Agranulocytosis due to propylthiouracil treatment: a case report

Med J Bakirkoy 2015;11(4):167-169
1. Harran Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Endokrinoloji Bilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa
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Received Date: 05.06.2012
Accepted Date: 21.09.2012
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ABSTRACT

Propylthiouracil (PTU) is a commonly used anti-thyroid drug in the treatment of hyperthyroidism due to Graves disease. Life-threatening complications such as agranulocytosis may occur during the treatment of PTU. We present a case of hyperthyroidism due to Graves disease who was admitted with the typical signs of agranulocytosis at two months after the initiation of therapy and treated successfully with granulocyte colony stimulating factor.

Keywords:
Propylthiouracil, agranulocytosis, hyperthyroidism