Hypothyroidism in a breast-fed preterm infant resulting from maternal topical iodine exposure

Vincent C Smith; Britta M Svoren; Joseph I Wolfsdorf

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.07.029

Hypothyroidism in a breast-fed preterm infant resulting from maternal topical iodine exposure

J Pediatr. 2006 Oct;149(4):566-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.07.029.

Authors

Vincent C Smith¹, Britta M Svoren, Joseph I Wolfsdorf

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. vsmith1@bidmc.harvard.edu

PMID: 17011335
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.07.029

Abstract

Hypothyroidism developed in a preterm infant, whose initial screening thyroid function test results were normal, at 2 weeks of life. The infant's mother was packing her Caesarian incision with iodine soaked gauze, resulting in a markedly increased breast milk iodine concentration. Treatment with oral L-thyroxine normalized thyroid function tests.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Topical
Breast Feeding*
Female
Humans
Hypothyroidism / chemically induced*
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases / chemically induced*
Iodine / administration & dosage
Iodine / adverse effects*
Iodine / analysis
Milk, Human / chemistry
Mothers

Substances

Iodine