Before the Royal Society of Medicine in the section of Epidemiology and State Medicine, on 28th April, 1933, Dr. P. H. J. Turton presented the results of his many years' work on the distribution of simple goitre in Derbyshire, which is of profound interest to those in contact with endemic goitre, 'and especially to those who have hesitated to discard the old view that endemic goitre in certain ...

According to the published data, endemic goiter was until recently, still present in some regions in Croatia. In this study the thyroid volume in grown-up, student population was measured. It was also analyzed which of the several traditional physiological attributes (body weight, body height, and body surface area (BSA)) were best correlated with the thyroid volume. Fifty one randomly selected...

UNLABELLED The objective of the study was to make a quantitative comparison of 24-h thyroid uptake calculated by γ camera-based and thyroid uptake probe-based methods after administration of a diagnostic (131)I capsule in patients with benign thyroid disorders. METHODS The study group comprised 66 patients, of whom 26 were male (28-67 y old) and 40 female (20-65 y old). These patients had ben...

Influenza can be manifested as an acute febrile illness, with symptoms similar to many pathogens endemic to Cambodia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the Quickvue influenza A+B rapid test to identify the etiology of acute febrile illness in Cambodia. During December 2006-May 2008, patients enrolled in a study to identify the etiology of acute febrile illnesses were tested for influe...

PURPOSE Mass treatment with azithromycin for trachoma endemic communities typically excludes infants under age 6 months, whose parents are provided with tubes of tetracycline to administer daily over 4 to 6 weeks. The authors sought to determine whether infants aged <6 months are a source of re-emergent infection in their families after mass treatment in trachoma-endemic communities. METHODS ...

Objective. Analysis of the frequency endemic goiter and indicators pituitary-thyroid profile in children aged 10-18 years living Arctic regions Yakutia. Materials methods. The study was conducted among adolescents Yakutia (Bulunsky, Anabarsky, Allaikhovsky, Nizhnekolymsky, Verkhnekolymsky district) during field medical expeditions 20182020. A total 392 1018 were examined. Results. In 30 % exami...

Iodine has long been known as an essential element for humans, and for mammals in general, where it is concentrated in the thyroid gland, being a vital component of the thyroid hormone thyroxine. Deprivation of iodine results in a series of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), the most commonly recognized of which is endemic goiter, a condition where the thyroid gland becomes enlarged in an attem...

INTRODUCTION: Thyroid ectopia can be found at the site of thyroid origin in the floor of the mouth, or anywhere along its path of embryological descent, thus reflecting the normal migration of thyroid progenitor cells. The most frequent sites of ectopic thyroid tissue are lingual, sublingual, thyroglossal and laryngotracheal, with ectopic intratracheal thyroid (EITT) accounting for a small mino...

Despite significant progress, deficiencies of iron and iodine remain major public health problems affecting > or =30% of the global population. These deficiencies often coexist in children. Recent studies have demonstrated that a high prevalence of iron deficiency among children in areas of endemic goiter may reduce the effectiveness of iodized salt programs. These findings argue strongly for i...