Pancytopenia in a patient with grave's disease
Pancytopenia can rarely complicate Grave's disease. It can be due to uncontrolled thyrotoxicosis or as a result of rare side effect of antithyroid medication. Pernicious anemia leading to Vitamin B12 deficiency is another rare associated cause. We report a case of a patient with Grave's di...
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| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Medical Association
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15955/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15955/1/Pancytopenia%20in%20a%20patient%20with%20grave%27s%20disease%20%28abstrak%29.pdf |
| Summary: | Pancytopenia can rarely complicate Grave's disease. It can be due to uncontrolled thyrotoxicosis or as a result of rare side effect of antithyroid medication. Pernicious anemia leading to Vitamin B12 deficiency is another rare associated cause. We report a case of a patient with Grave's disease and undiagnosed pernicious anemia whom was assumed to have antithyroid drug induced pancytopenia. Failure to recognize this rare association of pernicious anemia as a cause of pancytopenia had resulted in delay in treatment and neurological complication in our patient. |
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