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- Title
Colchicine as a new therapeutic option for antithyroid arthritis syndrome.
- Authors
Mancuso, Gaia; Boffini, Nicola; Dagna, Lorenzo; Della-Torre, Emanuel
- Abstract
The article describes the case of a 37-year-old woman with autoimmune hyperthyroidism who developed an itchy urticarial rash and high fever two weeks after starting on daily oral methimazole. Topics covered include the medical history of the patient, the findings of the physical and laboratory examinations which led to the diagnosis of antithyroid arthritis syndrome (AAS), and patient outcome following treatment with colchicine.
- Subjects
ARTHRITIS; COLCHICINE; EXANTHEMA; GRAVES' disease; IMIDAZOLES; THYROID antagonists; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2020, Vol 59, Issue 6, p1452
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/kez547