Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 279-284 , December 2009

Hyperthyroidism in the Emergency Department

  • Courtney Finlayson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Courtney Finlayson, MD, Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115.
    • ,
  • Donald Zimmerman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

References 

  1. Fisher DA, Grueters A. Thyroid disorders in childhood and adolescence. In:  Sperling MA editors. Pediatric endocrinology. 3rd ed.. Philadelphia (Pa): Saunders; 2008;
  2. Davies TF. Infection and autoimmune thyroid disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008;93:674–676
  3. Werner SC, Ingbar SH, Utiger RD, et al. Werner and Ingbar's the thyroid: a fundamental and clinical text. 9th ed.. Philadelphia (Pa): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005;
  4. Nayak B, Burman K. Thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2006;35:663–686
  5. Gorman RL, Chamberlain JM, Rose JR, et al. Massive levothyroxine overdose: high anxiety-low toxicity. Pediatrics. 1988;82:666–669
  6. Shilo LS, Kovatz S, Hadari R, et al. Massive thyroid hormone overdose: kinetics, clinical manifestations and management. Isr Med Assoc J. 2002;4:298–299
  7. Bouchard NC. Thyroid and antithyroid medications. In:  Goldfrank LR,  Flomenbaum N,  Howland MA, et al. editor. Goldfrank's toxicologic emergencies. 7th ed.. New York (NY): McGraw Hill; 2002;p. 774–784
  8. Lewander WJ, Lacouture PG, Silva JE, et al. Acute thyroxine ingestion in pediatric patients. Pediatrics. 1989;84:262–265
  9. Kulig K, Golightly LK, Rumack BH. Levothyroxine overdose associated with seizures in a young child. JAMA. 1985;254:2109–2110

PII: S1522-8401(09)00088-3

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.10.003

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 279-284 , December 2009

Article Tools