Citation

Korkmaz HA, Dizdarer C, Hazan F, Karaarslan U. J. Pediatr. Endocrinol. Metab. 2013; 26(1-2): 129-131.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Freund Publishing House)

DOI

10.1515/jpem-2012-0247

PMID

23457314

Abstract

Attempted suicide with levothyroxine is very rare and has been described only in a few case reports. Although acute accidental or intentional overdoses of thyroid hormones can lead to marked elevations in serum T4 levels, many children who take as much as 5-10 mg of levothyroxine as a single dose have few or no symptoms of thyrotoxicosis. We report an adolescent girl who attempted suicide by ingesting levothyroxine. She responded well to β-adrenergic blockade.

Language: en