- An
antithyroid agent is a
hormone inhibitor acting upon
thyroid hormones. The main
antithyroid drugs are
carbimazole (in the UK),
methimazole (in the...
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Medications such as beta
blockers may
control some of the symptoms, and
antithyroid medications such as
methimazole may
temporarily help people,
while other...
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Antithyroid autoantibodies (or
simply antithyroid antibodies) are
autoantibodies targeted against one or more
components on the thyroid. The most clinically...
- The
primary treatment of
thyroid storm is with
inorganic iodine and
antithyroid drugs (propylthiouracil or methimazole) to
reduce synthesis and release...
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Radioiodine uptake by the thyroid,
thyroid scan, and
measurement of
antithyroid autoantibodies (thyroidal
thyrotropin receptor antibodies are positive...
- 2007.0310. PMID 18631006.
Nagasaka A,
Hidaka H (Jul 1976). "Effect of
antithyroid agents 6-propyl-2-thiouracil and 1-methyl-2-mercaptoimidazole on human...
- Use
during pregnancy may harm the baby.
Propylthiouracil is in the
antithyroid family of medications. It
works by
decreasing the
amount of
thyroid hormone...
- long-term quality-of-life
follow up of
patients randomized to
treatment with
antithyroid drugs, radioiodine, or surgery". Thyroid. 15 (11): 1279–86. doi:10.1089/thy...
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hyperthyroidism caused by Graves'
disease can be
managed with
iodine therapy,
antithyroid medication, or
surgical removal of the
thyroid gland.
Thyroid surgery...
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autoimmune disease.
Diagnosis is
confirmed with
blood tests for TSH, T4, and
antithyroid autoantibodies.
Other conditions that can
produce similar symptoms include...
