Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The treatment of thyroid diseases with thionamides can cause agranulocytosis a potentially fatal side effect. The manifestations resulting from such a condition include, in most cases, infections that, if not treated immediately, have a high risk of septicemia. Therefore, the clinical presentation includes fever of unknown origin and infections such as pneumonia, tonsillitis, and abscesses. Most patients who do not receive immediate medical intervention progress ...