Assessing the impact of short-term Lugol’s solution on toxic nodular thyroid disease: a pre-post-intervention study

Autor: Fredric Hedberg, Per Karkov Cramon, Robert Bränström, Henrik Falhammar, Jan Calissendorff
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Endocrinology, Vol 15 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-2392
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1420154
Popis: PurposePreoperative iodine therapy in toxic nodular goiter (TNG) is discouraged as iodine may cause aggravation of hyperthyroidism. We aimed to examine if a short course of iodine treatment is safe to administer in TNG.MethodsPatients with TNG (n=20) and subclinical to mild hyperthyroidism (free (f)T4
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