• Rev Med Interne · Jul 2021

    Case Reports

    [Purpura in a young woman with hyperthyroidism].

    • L Giraud-Kerleroux, C Bernigaud, C Droumaguet, L H Thai, L Marciano-Fellous, L Thomas, C Charpentier, S Helbert-Davidson, L Fardet, S Hüe, and S Ingen-Housz-Oro.
    • Service de dermatologie, hôpital Henri-Mondor, AP-HP, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94000 Créteil, France.
    • Rev Med Interne. 2021 Jul 1; 42 (7): 509-512.

    IntroductionPropylthiouracil (PTU) is a synthetic antithyroid drug that can induce ANCA-associated vasculitis.ObservationA 27-year-old woman diagnosed with Graves' disease was on PTU for the past 10 years. She developed purpuric lesions of the legs and on the tip of the nose diagnosed as vasculitis. ANCAs were positive, with anti-MPO and anti-PR3 on blood ELISA. After discontinuation of PTU, she was able to fully recover.ConclusionAll synthetic antithyroid drugs can induce ANCA-associated vasculitis, more often PTU. In most cases, antibodies are directed against MPO. Dual anti-MPO and anti-PR3 positivity is possible, but rare. The mechanism could be through an accumulation of PTU in neutrophils, altering the structure of MPO and making it immunogenic. PTU can also induce ANCA-free or lupus vasculitis, maculopapular rashes or urticaria. Many other drugs can induce ANCA-associated vasculitis.Copyright © 2021 Société Nationale Française de Médecine Interne (SNFMI). Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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