Propylthiouracil-induced hepatic failure and encephalopathy in a child

DICP. 1990 May;24(5):470-1. doi: 10.1177/106002809002400505.

Abstract

Propylthiouracil (PTU) is the most common antithyroid medication utilized in children for the treatment of hyperthyroidism. An adverse effect of PTU reported infrequently is hepatic injury. The child described here is the fifth reported case of severe hepatic injury in the pediatric age group and documents that clinical or biochemical evidence of hepatic injury requires immediate discontinuation of PTU.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / physiopathology*
  • Child
  • Exophthalmos / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / chemically induced*
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Hyperthyroidism / drug therapy
  • Propylthiouracil / adverse effects*
  • Propylthiouracil / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Propylthiouracil