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Abstract
Iodine goitre and hypothyroidism in 5 newborn infants in an intensive care unit were induced by cutaneous absorption of iodine, after numerous skin applications of iodine alcohol. The infant's skin permeability allows severe iodine overloading of the thyroid, resulting in goitre and hypothyroidism. Ioduria should always be sought in a newborn infant showing hypothyroidism. Iodine should not be used as a skin disinfectant in young infants.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 686777 PMCID: PMC1544960 DOI: 10.1136/adc.53.6.495
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791