Benign course after acute high dose levothyroxine intoxication in a 3-year-old boy

Benign course after acute high dose levothyroxine intoxication in a 3-year-old boy

Acute ingestion of thyroid hormone preparations is a common intoxication, with 181 cases in children 0.1 g/kg, a short interval since ingestion, symptomatic presentation, and/or a fT4 >100 pmol/l should be monitored in the hospital during at least 48–72 h post-ingestion and on an outpatient basis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology 2017, Vol.26(3), pp.171-175
Hauptverfasser: Hartman, Stan, Noordam, Kees, Maseland, Machiel, Setten, Petra van
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Case Report
intoxication
overdose
side-effects
thyroxine
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Zusammenfassung:Acute ingestion of thyroid hormone preparations is a common intoxication, with 181 cases in children 0.1 g/kg, a short interval since ingestion, symptomatic presentation, and/or a fT4 >100 pmol/l should be monitored in the hospital during at least 48–72 h post-ingestion and on an outpatient basis for 14 d.
ISSN:0918-5739
1347-7358
DOI:10.1297/cpe.26.171