A patient with Graves' disease, thrombocytopenia and chronic hepatitis B.

Szeto, C C; Chow, C C; Ko, G T; Li, K Y; Yeung, V T; Cockram, C S · Postgrad Med J · 1997

case_report · Level V

Where this comes from

Abstract

A 22-year-old Chinese man, a HBsAg carrier, presented with relapse of thyrotoxic Graves' disease complicated by thrombocytopenia and hepatitis. Platelet count and liver enzymes gradually improved following successful treatment of the thyrotoxicosis with radioactive iodine. Possible pathogenetic links and therapeutic implications are discussed.

Medical subject headings