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ea0044ep101 | (1) | SFEBES2016

The curious case of thyroid dysfunction and the monoclonal antibody

Hasan Faisal , Khan Irfan , Lambert A.P.

Alemtuzumab is the first humanised monoclonal antibody. It is used in haematological malignancies. It is associated with secondary autoimmune adverse effects including Grave’s disease, hypothyroidism, Goodpasture’s disease and ITP. We present a case where there was a drastic change in the thyroid biochemistry in a short span of few weeks- from raging free hormone levels to profound hypothyroidism. A 46 year old man was found to have abnormal th...