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18421194

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-18
pubmed:abstractText
We report the treatment of four thyrotoxic patients. Two were cases of type I amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) treated with methimazole. The third Graves' disease patient, who became hypothyroid 25 years after subtotal thyroidectomy, developed type II AIT. Furthermore, one case with heart failure and ventricular tachycardia, who developed an adverse reaction to antithyroid agents and was prescribed amiodarone, underwent total thyroidectomy. The clinical course was uneventful, and the patient is doing well. Since amiodarone contains a large amount of iodine, it is frequently difficult to make a differential diagnosis. Surgical treatment of Graves' disease patients is recommended when immediate control of hyperthyroidism and heart failure is required.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1349-7235
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
757-62
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential diagnosis and appropriate treatment of four thyrotoxic patients with Graves' disease required to take amiodarone due to life-threatening arrhythmia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Endocrinology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo. satokan@attglobal.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports