title: [Principles of the medication for Graves' disease and countermeasures against adverse events induced by anti-thyroid drugs].
abstract: The Japan Thyroid Association published the guidelines for the treatment of Graves disease with antithyroid drugs(ATD) in 2006 and has updated it in 2011. The revised guidelines includes radioisotope therapy also. This article describes several topics about how to treat a patient with Graves' disease according to the guidelines 2011, focusing the difference between the guidelines 2006 and the guidelines 2011.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kuma Hospital.
authors.forename: Hirotoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013956:Antithyroid Agents