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Semra Ayturk1, Mustafa Volkan Demir, Selçuk Yaylacı
1Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya Education and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
Abstract:
Propylthiouracil (PTU) is a common drug used in patients with hyperthyroidism. It may cause perinuclearantineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (p-ANCA) in few patients with Graves' disease. This antibody has been associated with different forms of vasculitis. We report a patient who presented with cutaneous manifestations of leukocytoclasticvasculitis with simultaneous development of p-ANCAs during PTU therapy for Graves' disease.
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