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ea0026p597 | Clinical case reports | ECE2011

Use of our last pills of iopanoic acid in a 33-year-old patient in acute refractory pulmonary edema and thyroid storm: requiem for a useful therapeutic agent

Hoyos E Gomez , Novoa P de Miguel , Zorrilla C Montanez , de la Torre N Garcia , Freixes M Curras , Freire R Bover , Pascual A Calle , de la Vega I Runkle

Introduction: The contrast agents iopanoic acid and ipodate are potent inhibitors of thyroid function, reducing type I deodinase T3 generation, inhibiting thyroid liberation of T4 and T3, and T3 receptor binding, with off-label use in hyperthyroid emergencies. However, since the interruption of iopanoic acid production this year, neither agent is currently available in Spain.Case report: A 34-year-old male was ...