hrp0097p1-388 | Thyroid | ESPE2023

Neutropenia in paediatric Graves disease patients occurs more often under Carbimazole than Methimazole

Schempp Vera , Nurcan Cebeci Ayse , Reinauer Christina , Woelfle Joachim , Dörr Helmuth-Günther , Roosen Marie-Thérèse , Gohlke Jonas , Gohlke Bettina

Introduction: Neutropenia is known as a rare adverse event of anti-thyroid drug treatment (ATD) but has also been reported as pre-treatment neutropenia in Graves’ disease (GD). Studies on paediatric patients are rare. To the best of our knowledge, there are no data comparing the effects of methimazole (MMI) and carbimazole (CBZ) treatment in children on the absolute neutrophil count (ANC).Methods: We analyzed retro...