Very rare case of Graves' disease with resistance to methimazole: a case report and literature review.

Tomomi SaitoMunenori HiromuraMichishige TerasakiHideki KushimaMakoto OharaTomoyasu FukuiYasuyoshi TakahashiSho-Ichi Yamagishi

Published in: The Journal of international medical research (2021)

We have presented a rare case of Graves' disease that was resistant to high-dose MMI. Combination therapy of MMI with lithium carbonate, dexamethasone and inorganic iodine may represent a therapeutic option for the preoperative preparation of patients with MMI-resistant Graves' disease.

Keyphrases

rare case
high dose
combination therapy
low dose
patients undergoing
magnetic resonance
molecularly imprinted
liquid chromatography
dual energy