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- Title
Thyroid Storm in a Child following Radioactive Iodine (RAI) Therapy: A Consequence of RAI Versus Withdrawal of Antithyroid Medication.
- Authors
KADMON, PENNY M.; NOTO, RICHARD B.; BONEY, CHARLOTTE M.; GOODWIN, GREGORY; GRUPPUSO, PHILIP A.
- 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 iodione-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.
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2001, Vol 86, Issue 5, p1865
- ISSN
0021-972X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1210/jcem.86.5.7473