title: A rare case of Graves' disease during regular hemodialysis.
abstract: We report a case of Graves' disease in a patient on regular hemodialysis. The patient also suffered from Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, which may both have been manifestations of the Graves' disease because of the increased oxygen demand. To our knowledge, this is the first case to illustrate the usefulness of the antithyroid agent propylthiouracil for Graves' disease complicated by endstage renal disease (ESRD) and WPW syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan. s-maruyama@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp
authors.forename: Seitaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Tomoo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikarashi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soda
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toya
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hanyu
authors.forename: Tai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakurabayashi
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Yoshifusa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aizawa
mesh_terms: D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011441:Propylthiouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D011441:Propylthiouracil