[Drug-induced thyrotosic crisis or the dangers of an allegedly homeopathic preparation (author's transl)].

Acute thyrotoxicosis following the ingestion of massive doses of thyroid hormone may pose diagnostic problems when the intoxication is clandestine, and may endanger life. The authors report here the case of a previously euthyroid young woman. The outcome was favourable, though assisted ventilation was required for a number of days. The particular features of this case (relatively low blood thyroxinelevels, anaemia and thrombocytopaenia following regression of the thyrotoxicosis, presence of parotid swelling) are discussed in the context of data from the literature.