| Literature DB >> 11344172 |
P M Kadmon1, R B Noto, C M Boney, G Goodwin, P A Gruppuso.
Abstract
A 7.5-yr-old boy with Graves' disease, difficult to control with antithyroid medication and radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy, developed thyroid storm encephalopathy on day 13 after withdrawal of methimazole therapy, 4 days after iodine-131 treatment. We attributed his thyroid storm to withdrawal of antithyroid medication as opposed to RAI therapy. We interpret this case as indicating that there may be a need to reevaluate the duration of antithyroid medication withdrawal before RAI therapy for hyperthyroid children at increased risk for thyroid storm.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11344172 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.5.7473
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab ISSN: 0021-972X Impact factor: 5.958