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Radiotherapy-induced hyperthyroidism in a cystinotic kidney transplant patient with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Pediatric transplantation - 1 May 2011
Guzzo Isabella, Di Zazzo Giacomo, Grossi Armando, Greco Marcella, Dello Strologo Luca
Abstract excerpt
Hypothyroidism is a well-known complication of cystinosis. PTLD incidence in pediatric renal transplant population ranges between 1 and 4.5%. We describe the case of a young cystinotic patient who developed hyperthyroidism after radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. He is a 23-yr-old male who was diagnosed with cystinosis at the age of two. He developed renal failure and other extrarenal complications but never...
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