title: Postinfectious Guillain-Barre syndrome in a patient with methimazole-induced agranulocytosis.
abstract: Both Graves disease and Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) are autoimmune disorders caused by impaired self-tolerance mechanisms and triggered by interactions between genetic and environmental factors. GBS in patients who suffer from other autoimmune diseases is rarely reported, and the development of postinfectious GBS in a patient with Graves disease has not been previously reported in the literature. Herein, we report a patient with Graves disease who developed postinfectious GBS during a course of methimazole-induced agranulocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon Young
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Joung
authors.forename: Hyemin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Dongmo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Je
authors.forename: Yun Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Sunghwan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Sun Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008713:Methimazole / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D008713:Methimazole
keywords: Agranulocytosis; Graves disease; Guillain-Barre syndrome