Author/Authors
Kılınç, Faruk Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Endokrinoloji ve Metabolizma Bilim Dalı, Turkey , Aydın, Berrin Balık Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - İç Hastalıkları Ana Bilim Dalı, Turkey , Pekkolay, Zafer Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Endokrinoloji ve Metabolizma Bilim Dalı, Turkey , Çelik, Melike Elif Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - İç Hastalıkları Ana Bilim Dalı, Turkey , Tuzcu, Alpaslan Kemal Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Endokrinoloji ve Metabolizma Bilim Dalı, Turkey
Title Of Article
Levothyroxine intoxication: Case report
شماره ركورد
27198
Abstract
Levothyroxine intoxication has a large and severe scale of symptoms in patients which expose to high dose. Levothyroxine is a common drug which is used in thyroid replacement therapy. Patients with intoxication clinical table varies depending on drug dose, concomitant diseases, other drugs taken together. Most of the patients exposed low dose drug remains asymptomatic. There haven’t been any established trade protocols. In this case, we report a 18 year old swallow 6 mg levothyroxin and required intensive care treatment levothyroxine intoxication patient. Patient had severe thyrotoxicosis symptoms. Patient had gastrointestinal lavage, activated charcoal, propylthiouracil, propranolol, prednisolone therapy and recurrent plasmapheresis. Patient discharged with healing.
From Page
265
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Levothyroxine , intoxication , thyrotoxicosis
JournalTitle
Dicle Medical Journal
To Page
267
JournalTitle
Dicle Medical Journal
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