Long-term Therapy of Thyrotoxicosis with Thiouracil Compounds

Juvenile thyrotoxicosis treated with thiouracil.

Prepubertal thyrotoxicosis is a condition of some rarity and comparatively few childhood cases have so far been recorded in the literature where the drug thiouracil has been used in treatment. A review of six cases so treated was published by Williams and Janney (1947). The present case provides a suitable example both of the clinical picture and the response to treatment. Atkinson (1938) in a ...

Thiouracil in Thyrotoxicosis

Childhood Thyrotoxicosis: a Long-term Perspective.

Thyrotoxicosis is a puzzling disorder, especially from the standpoint of aetiology and epidemiology. Basically it represents a disturbance in thyroidal homoeostasis so that there is unrestricted hormone secretion. Clinically this is manifested as hypermetabolism, goitre, and exophthalmos. The overall paediatric contribution to the incidence of thyrotoxicosis is small, the age-group 0-15 years c...

Treatment of Two Cases of Vaginismus following Long-term Infertility with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Case Report

Introduction: Vaginismus is a sexual dysfunction in which couples are not able to have a normal intercourse. This disorder is one of the causes of infertility in women. The aim of this study is to successfully treat vaginismus disorder using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at a psychiatry clinic. Two patients diagnosed with vaginismus and lo...

Long -Term Outcome Therapy of Toxic Diffuse Goiter in Tehran

SUMMARY In order to evaluate the long-ter m effects of antithyroids and ahlative therapy on patients with toxic diffuse goiter (TDG) in an iodine deficient region, 206 patients were studied in Tehran. Hyperthyroidism recurred in 50%, of 80 patients treated with Methimazole (MMI), from one week to 48 months after cessation of therapy. Another 40 patients remained in remission. Of 102 patients t...