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| Year : 2016 | Volume
: 48
| Issue : 4 | Page : 458-459 |
Imatinib-induced thyroiditis in Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia
Surjit Singh, Pramod Kumar Sharma
Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Surjit Singh
Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.186214
Here, we present a case of chronic myeloid leukemia for which imatinib therapy was initated. Triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), and thyroid-stimulating hormone was normal, and thyroid microsomal autoantibodies (TMA) were positive and patient was diagnosed as thyroiditis treated with corticosteroids for 1½ months which lead to resolution.
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