Thyromegaly and iodine nutritional status in a tertiary care hospital in South India

Aim and Objectives: 1. To assess the iodine nutritional status in patients with goiter by measuring urinary iodine excretion. 2. To compare the iodine nutritional status with the thyroid function and correlate with the type of thyroid disease. Study Design: Case control study. Materials and Methods:...

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Main Authors: Maharajan Chandrasekaran, Kanakasabapathi Ramadevi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2013;volume=17;issue=2;spage=260;epage=264;aulast=Chandrasekaran
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description Aim and Objectives: 1. To assess the iodine nutritional status in patients with goiter by measuring urinary iodine excretion. 2. To compare the iodine nutritional status with the thyroid function and correlate with the type of thyroid disease. Study Design: Case control study. Materials and Methods: Three hundred patients with goiter and one hundred euthyroid healthy non-goitrous volunteers were included in this study. Results and Conclusions: All patients had elevated urinary iodine suggesting excess iodine intake and absence of iodine deficiency. Complications known to be associated with excess iodine, viz., benign goiter (35%), iodine-induced hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis (34%), thyroiditis (16%) and cancer of thyroid (15%) have been observed in this study. Therefore, continued supplementation of edible salt fortified with iodine should be monitored carefully, and supplementation programs should be tailored to the particular region.
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spelling doaj.art-fee98e4a0fde4310bb2aacb43e2750c92022-12-22T00:09:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism2230-82102230-95002013-01-0117226026410.4103/2230-8210.109701Thyromegaly and iodine nutritional status in a tertiary care hospital in South IndiaMaharajan ChandrasekaranKanakasabapathi RamadeviAim and Objectives: 1. To assess the iodine nutritional status in patients with goiter by measuring urinary iodine excretion. 2. To compare the iodine nutritional status with the thyroid function and correlate with the type of thyroid disease. Study Design: Case control study. Materials and Methods: Three hundred patients with goiter and one hundred euthyroid healthy non-goitrous volunteers were included in this study. Results and Conclusions: All patients had elevated urinary iodine suggesting excess iodine intake and absence of iodine deficiency. Complications known to be associated with excess iodine, viz., benign goiter (35%), iodine-induced hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis (34%), thyroiditis (16%) and cancer of thyroid (15%) have been observed in this study. Therefore, continued supplementation of edible salt fortified with iodine should be monitored carefully, and supplementation programs should be tailored to the particular region.http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2013;volume=17;issue=2;spage=260;epage=264;aulast=ChandrasekaranGoiteriodine-induced hyperthyroidismthyroiditisthyrotoxicosisurinary iodine
spellingShingle Maharajan Chandrasekaran
Kanakasabapathi Ramadevi
Thyromegaly and iodine nutritional status in a tertiary care hospital in South India
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Goiter
iodine-induced hyperthyroidism
thyroiditis
thyrotoxicosis
urinary iodine
title Thyromegaly and iodine nutritional status in a tertiary care hospital in South India
title_full Thyromegaly and iodine nutritional status in a tertiary care hospital in South India
title_fullStr Thyromegaly and iodine nutritional status in a tertiary care hospital in South India
title_full_unstemmed Thyromegaly and iodine nutritional status in a tertiary care hospital in South India
title_short Thyromegaly and iodine nutritional status in a tertiary care hospital in South India
title_sort thyromegaly and iodine nutritional status in a tertiary care hospital in south india
topic Goiter
iodine-induced hyperthyroidism
thyroiditis
thyrotoxicosis
urinary iodine
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