Attempted suicide with levothyroxine in an adolescent girl


Korkmaz H. A., Dizdarer C., Hazan F., Karaarslan U.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.26, sa.1-2, ss.129-131, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1-2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0247
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.129-131
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: drug preparations, levothyroxine, overdose, suicide, thyrotoxicosis
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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 T 4 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 beta-adrenergic blockade.