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Initial low‐dose oral levothyroxine in a child with Down syndrome, myxedema, and cardiogenic shock

Myxedema is extremely rare in children, and guidelines are lacking. We treated a 12‐year‐old girl with myxedema and cardiogenic shock with initial low dose (0.3‐2.5 μg/kg body weight/day) of oral levothyroxine and intensive care. Oral administration may safely revert children's myxedema in a do...

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Autores principales: Janson, Annika, Hällström, Cathrin, Iversen, Magnus, Finder, Mikael, Elimam, Amira, Nergårdh, Ricard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6637322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31360469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2169