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Lorenz C. Hofbauer, MD; Christine Spitzweg, MD; Susanne Schmauss, MD; Armin E. Heufelder, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1997;157(9):1033-1036.

Abstract
Five patients with active Graves disease had moderate to severe autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura at the time of diagnosis. Correction of hyperthyroidism and restitution of a euthyroid state by carbimazole therapy resulted in complete normalization of platelet counts.

Arch Intern Med. 1997;157:1033-1036

Author Affiliations
From the Divisions of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn (Dr Hofbauer), and Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany (Drs Spitzweg, Schmauss, and Heufelder).

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