Background: Iodine intake can be measured in various ways, and each method may have advantages and disadvantages. Objective: We sought to investigate the potential associations of various measures of iodine intake with thyroid volume, prevalence of thyroid nodules, and serum thyroglobulin. We also sought to identify, if possible, groups at risk of thyroid disease because of their food choices. ...

Chyluria is the passage of chyle in the urine. The cause seems to be the rupture of retroperitoneal lymphatics into the pyelocaliceal system, giving urine a milky appearance. This condition if left untreated it leads to significant morbidity because of hematochyluria, recurrent renal colic, nutritional problems due to protein losses and immunosuppression resulting from lymphocyturia. We report ...

conclusions sclerotherapy for symptomatic relief of chyluria during pregnancy showed high response rate (86.2%) in short term follow-up. sclerotherapy with 10% povidone iodine and 25% dextrose combination have been proved safe and effective during pregnancy. medical termination of pregnancy and cesarean section (those near term) may be the options in resistant cases not responding to sclerother...

OBJECTIVE : The objective of the present review is to assess the impact of universal salt iodisation in Nigeria during the last five years, with reference to some of the sentinel sites studied previously during a 1995 multi-centre study. DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS : The method of goitre classification by palpation was employed using the new internationally accepted method in which the class...

An inductively coupled mass spectrometric method was developed for the direct determination of iodine in urine. The application of isotope dilution analysis with added 129I offers new possibilities for automatic and accurate determinations. The sample preparation consists of dilution with an ammonia solution containing 129I. The validation was made by comparison with the results obtained in ano...