Urinary iodine excretion in Egyptian females with nodular goiter
| Autor: | Rokaya Abd El Aziz, Tarek Heshmat, Randa Salam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Thyroid nodules
endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Goiter endocrine system diseases medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Thyroid medicine.disease Gastroenterology Iodine deficiency Thyroid function tests Thyroid disorder Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Internal medicine medicine Outpatient clinic Euthyroid business |
| Zdroj: | Endocrine Abstracts. |
| ISSN: | 1479-6848 |
| DOI: | 10.1530/endoabs.35.p959 |
| Popis: | Background: Iodine is needed for the production of thyroid hormone. The best way to determine iodine deficiency across a large population is to measure the amount of iodine in urine sample. The aim of this work: is to measure the iodine excretion in patients with thyroid nodules in comparison to normal control subjects Subjects and methods: Eighty females were chosen from the outpatient clinic of Diabetes and Endocrine Center in Kasr El Aini hospital, Cairo University, with thyroid disorder. History taking, clinical examination, thyroid ultrasound, thyroid function test, urinary iodine excretion was done to all participants Results: showed that urinary iodine excretion in patients with multinodular and single nodule is significantly lowered than in control subjects Conclusion: Our results showed statistically significant lower urinary iodine excretion (22.6 to 30.6 μg/L) in all patients either with single or multiple nodular goiter with hypothyroidism or euthyroid state. Therefore, iodine deficiency contributes to development of thyroid nodules in Egyptian females. |
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