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. 2013 Dec;23(6):711-2.

Accidental levothyroxine ingestion in a child

Kalenahalli Jagadishkumar  1 , Vaddambal G Manjunath  1 , Nagaraj Rashmi  1 , Sangaraju Mamatha  1
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Accidental levothyroxine ingestion in a child

Kalenahalli Jagadishkumar et al. Iran J Pediatr. 2013 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Dexamethasone; Hypertension; Levothyroxine; Propranolol; Tachycardia.

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