OBJECTIVE The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the incidence of recurrence and the success of radioiodine treatment (RIT) in the Trakya region of Turkey, an area with mild iodine deficiency, and to compare the effect of dose regimen selection (fixed (FD) or calculated dose (CD)) on treatment success. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study sample included 148 patients (40 male, medi...

From the clinical point of view, hyperthyroidism is generally presented as diffuse hyperactivity of thyroid tissue induced by autoimmune stimulation (Graves’ disease), or as the consequence of one, or more hyperactive autonomous nodules (Plummer’s disease). These two entities are relatively perceivable in clinical routine. Thyroid scintigraphy of the patient with Graves’ disease, presents a pat...

BACKGROUND Thyroid antibody testing is not routinely available in developing countries, and few studies have measured thyroid antibodies in Africans. The significance of thyroid autoimmunity in an African setting is thus unclear. AIM To determine the prevalence of thyroid antibodies in patients attending a Nigerian teaching hospital. DESIGN Prospective survey. METHODS We measured antibodi...

Endemic non-toxic goiter (NTG) in Greece has been attributed primarily to iodine deficiency. Thirty years ago about 60% of the prepubertal boys and girls examined in endemic goiter regions presented with NTG and among them thyroid autoimmunity was rarely detected. Although iodine supplementation has corrected this deficiency during the past 30 years, new cases of NTG still appear. To evaluate t...

The mountain slopes of the Himalayas, Alps, Pyrenees, and Andes have been the world’s most notorious foci of endemic goiter (1). The northern frontiers of India extending from Kashmir in the west to Assam in the east form an extensive Himalayan goiter belt (2). Forty million persons are believed to be exposed to the risk ofgoiter in this belt and approximately nine million are afflicted with it...