Abstract
Thyroxine is one of the most widely used drugs all over the world. Normally thyroid hormones are used in the treatment of hypothyroidism or goiter, but cases of drug overdose have been frequently reported (thyrotoxicosis factitia). This chapter will focus on the prevalence, consequences and the treatment of the thyrotoxicosis factitia, as a complication of inappropriate L- thyroxine treatment for obesity, following the ingestion of beef contaminated with thyroid gland and after accidental thyroid hormone ingestion.
Keywords: Intoxication, overdose ingestion, thyroid hormones, thyrotoxicosis factitia, treatment.
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Immacolata Cristina Nettore, Paolo Emidio Macchia ;Thyroid Toxicity, Thyroid Toxicity (2016) 1: 69. https://doi.org/10.2174/9781681082219116010008
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/9781681082219116010008 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |