Development of hyperthyroidism during long term interferon therapy in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia: Case report
Endocrine Journal, cilt.44, sa.5, ss.715-717, 1997 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 1997
- Doi Numarası: 10.1507/endocrj.44.715
- Dergi Adı: Endocrine Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.715-717
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hyperthyroidism, Interferon, Leukemia
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
In this case report a patient with thyroid dysfunction who received chronic treatment with interferon-alpha (INF-α) following a diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is described. Generally INF-α induced dysthyroidism develops in the earlier phase of INF-α treatment. This is a case report of thyroid dysfunction which occurred 4 years after the patient began to receive INF-α administration. In addition, INF-α was administered to this patient for a longer period than those reported in the literature.