I . Iodine metabolism was studied using labelled sodium iodide in subjects with endemic goitre which is prevalent in the south-west part of Ceylon, where the iodine content of the drinking water was shown to be low. The study was confined mostly to children of school age. 2. The patients showed raised thyroidal uptake of lS1I and 48 h serum protein-bound radioactive iodine, lowered plasma inorg...

background:  iodine deficiency disorder (idd) creates major public health problems in india, including gujarat. the bharuch district is a known iodine deficiency endemic area. this study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of  goiter in primary school children; to determine the median urinary iodine concentration; to assess the level of  iodine in salt samples at the household and retail s...

Thyrotoxicosis is most commonly caused by Graves' disease, toxic multinodular goitre, a functioning thyroid adenoma, or thyroiditis. Extrinsic infiltrative conditions affecting the thyroid gland are typically destructive, and associated with thyroid hypofunction. We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman who presented to our hospital with symptoms of thyrotoxicosis, neck swelling and thyroid ...

Two cases of coeliac disease associated with thyroid enlargement are presented. One had a large simple adenomatous goitre which was removed surgically and the other had histological confirmation of lymphadenoma (Hashimoto's disease).