background: iodine deficiency disorders (idd) have been recognized as a major public health problem worldwide. consequences of idd include goiter, hypothyroidism, and intellectual disability followed by retarded growth and development of the brain. this report aimed to determine the state of idd in fars province, south of iran. methods: in this study, we gathered data from all scientific papers...

Objective: To find out the frequency and types of malignancy in patients treated surgically for nontoxicmultinodular goiter its correlation different age groups gender.
 Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
 Place Duration Study: Department ENT, Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Dec 2018 toDec 2019.
 Methodology: A total 116 operated nontoxic multinodular were included ...

Background: Pseudo-Pendred syndrome (PPS) is a genetic disorder inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. PPS characterized by the presence of hypothyroid goiter combined with mild to moderate form SNHL, not presentable at birth, no obvious inner ear malformation. This major difference from Pendred in which SNHL congenital, severe profound nature, and associated malformation, mostly enlarge...

ENDEMIC GOITER. The Adaptation of Man to Iodine Deficiency. By John B. Stanbury, Gordon L. Brownell, Douglas S. Riggs, Hector Perinetti, Juan Itoiz, and Enrique B. Del Castillo. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1954. 209 pp. $4.00. This monograph reports the results obtained by the Andean Goiter Expedition, a joint project undertaken by Harvard Medical School, the University ...

INTRODUCTION Sri Lanka is endemic for goiters. Iodine deficiency is thought to be the main cause. The global iodisation programme was implemented in the country in 1995. Several studies done in school children have shown a reduction in the goiter prevalence (3.8%) in the initial post iodisation period. An island wide, community based study was carried out to study the prevalence of goiters. M...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous goiter hemorrhage is a rare entity that can lead to life-threatening respiratory compromise. Goiter hemorrhages are usually due to effects of anticoagulation or neoplastic processes. The hormonal effects of pregnancy may also lead to such life-threatening goiter hemorrhages in the immediate postpartum period. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 36-year-old woman who com...

the iodine content of the drinking water and its association with endemic goiter was investigated in the areas of mobarakeh, and najafabad, which are located in the province of isfahan. the school children between 6 and 18 years of age were examined to determine the prevalence of enlargement of the thyroid gland. thirty percent of the total.24.576 children in that age group were clinically exam...

Introduction In India, both Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) and fluorosis (due to consumption of excess fluoride), are the two most prevalent endemic diseases which coexist in certain regions in the country. Though goiter—an enlarged thyroid gland—is commonly recognized as a visible sign of iodine deficiency, the health effects of iodine deficiency reach far beyond those of goiter, and the si...

INTRODUCTION Thyroid carcinoma represents total 1 % of human neoplasm with increasing incidence for the last 4 decades. However, that increase appears to be due to an increase in the diagnosis of papillary microcarcinomas associated with increased sampling of 1 resected specimens by pathologists . Epidemiologically ascertained risk factors are ionising radiation, the presence of thyroid adenoma...