Children with exploratory levothyroxine ingestion remain asymptomatic or suffer only minor effects, and most patients can be managed in the home or with supportive care in the hospital. However, cases with significant complications have been reported (1). Late-onset symptoms seem to be common. However, all symptoms resolved spontaneously without or with minimal need of medical care. Here we report a 3 year old girl with accidental ingestion of about 100 tablets of 100 ucg of thyroxine tablets. Initially child was a symptomatic, later she developed symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Thyroid function tests were abnormal and after about one month values normalised. (Table1)
Impact Factor
2022: 6.012
This work is licensed under a