A Case of Methimazole Induced Agranulocytosis Treated with Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor ( G-CSF ) / 대한내분비학회지
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
;
: 68-74, 1997.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-183392
ABSTRACT
A 31-year-old woman admitted because of fever, chilling and sore throat for 4 days. The symptom was developed after receiving methimazole 20mg per day and carteolol 10mg per day due to Graves disease during last 4 weeks. Physical examination revealed hyperemic enlarged tonsils with whitish plaque. The peripheral blood total neutrophil count was 1,400/mm3 (absolute neutrophil count, ANC 36) and a peripheral blood smear revealed rare neutrophil with lymphocytosis. On the first day of hospitalization, the patient was severely ill with ANC 0, it was decided to administer G-CSF 2ug/kg daily. On the fifth day of hospitalization, ANC in peripheral blood count was persistently zero and bone marrow aspiration and biopsy were performed, which revealed hypocellularity and myeloid hypoplasia. G-CSF given daily for 7days, it was discontinued when the ANC reached 1,539/mm3. The availability of G-CSF may help to shorten the course of agranulocytosis and to reduce its mortality rate.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Palatine Tonsil
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Biopsy
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Bone Marrow
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Carteolol
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Pharyngitis
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Graves Disease
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Mortality
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Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
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Colony-Stimulating Factors
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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