Management of neonatal Graves disease with iopanoic acid

J Pediatr. 1992 Sep;121(3):472-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)81807-4.

Abstract

An infant with thyrotoxicosis whose mother had Graves disease was treated with sodium iopanoate. Euthyroid status was achieved rapidly and maintained with minimal effort in comparison with the conventional multidrug regimen. There were no toxic effects, and hypothyroidism did not occur.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Graves Disease / complications
  • Graves Disease / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Iopanoic Acid / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Thyrotoxicosis / drug therapy
  • Thyrotoxicosis / etiology

Substances

  • Iopanoic Acid