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Postinfectious Guillain-Barre syndrome in a patient with methimazole-induced agranulocytosis.

Authors :
Cho YY
Joung JY
Jeong H
Je D
Hong YS
Suh S
Kim SW
Source :
The Korean journal of internal medicine [Korean J Intern Med] 2013 Nov; Vol. 28 (6), pp. 724-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Oct 29.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Both Graves disease and Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) are autoimmune disorders caused by impaired self-tolerance mechanisms and triggered by interactions between genetic and environmental factors. GBS in patients who suffer from other autoimmune diseases is rarely reported, and the development of postinfectious GBS in a patient with Graves disease has not been previously reported in the literature. Herein, we report a patient with Graves disease who developed postinfectious GBS during a course of methimazole-induced agranulocytosis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2005-6648
Volume :
28
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Korean journal of internal medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24307850
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2013.28.6.724