Successful treatment of massive acute thyroid hormone poisoning with iopanoic acid

J Pediatr. 1998 May;132(5):903-5. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70332-4.

Abstract

We report a toddler with massive thyroid hormone poisoning in whom the addition of iopanoic acid to the treatment regimen (propylthiouracil and propranolol) resulted in a dramatic clinical and biochemical improvement. Iopanoic acid is a safe and effective drug in the treatment of massive thyroid hormone poisoning in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Contrast Media / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Iopanoic Acid / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Poisoning / blood
  • Poisoning / drug therapy
  • Thyroid Hormones / blood
  • Thyroxine / poisoning*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Thyroid Hormones
  • Iopanoic Acid
  • Thyroxine