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甲甲诱导的血管炎
Samantha Woller1, Akshat Sood1, Alyssa K W Maclean2
1Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
概括
甲 (PTU) 可以诱导血管炎,一种罕见的自身免疫性疾病. 这一案例凸显了需要在PTU停止的同时使用皮质类固醇,以有效治疗PTU诱导的严重血管炎.
科学领域:
- 风湿病学和免疫学
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
背景情况:
- 抗中性细胞质抗体 (ANCA) 相关的血管炎是一种影响小血管的系统性自身免疫性疾病.
- 制药剂是血管炎的新兴原因,需要仔细研究药物诱导的病因学.
- 格雷夫斯病是一种自身免疫性甲状腺疾病,可以使用抗甲状腺药物,如propylthiouracil (PTU).
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