Case Report

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2016): Endocrinology Research and Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4274/tjem.2821

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Published: Mar 1, 2016
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Thyrotoxicosis, neutropenia, propylthiouracil

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Elif Turan
Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Yozgat, Turkey
Ahmet Kaya
Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Konya, Turkey
Mustafa Kulaksızoğlu
Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Konya, Turkey
Bahar Kandemir
Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infection Disease, Konya, Turkey
İbrahim Erayman
Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infection Disease, Konya, Turkey

Neutropenia Due to Very Long Time Propylthiouracil Usage in Toxic Multinodular Goiter

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Elif Turan
Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Yozgat, Turkey
Ahmet Kaya
Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Konya, Turkey
Mustafa Kulaksızoğlu
Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Konya, Turkey
Bahar Kandemir
Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infection Disease, Konya, Turkey
İbrahim Erayman
Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infection Disease, Konya, Turkey

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Thyrotoxicosis affects hematopoiesis in several ways and thioamides may cause myelosuppression. We report a case of febrile neutropenia in a patient with hyperthyroidism who was using propylthiouracil for nearly 20 years for the treatment of toxic multinodular goitre. After surgery, the patient was euthyroid and neutropenia resolved. Postoperative pathology was evaluated as micropapillary thyroid carcinoma.



 


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