Minocycline
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Thyroiditis with painless goitre: case report In a case series of 9 patients, an adolescent patient [sex and exact age not stated] was described, who developed thyroiditis with painless goitre during treatment with minocycline for acne. The patient with acne had been receiving treatment with minocycline [dosage and route not stated]. Subsequently, the patient developed thyroiditis with painless goitre [duration of treatment to reaction onset not stated]. Thereafter, the thyroiditis had resolved. Author comment: "Minocycline is known to cause to pathologic changes in the thyroid gland." "Thyroiditis was symptomatic in all but one case, who presented with painless goiter." "We report. . .thyroiditis in adolescents receiving minocycline for treatment of acne." Millington K, et al. Minocycline associated thyroiditis in adolescents: A case series. Thyroid 29 (Suppl. 1): A121 (plus poster) abstr. 343, Oct 2019. Available from: URL: http://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2019.29085.abstracts [abstract] 803436933 USA
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