A large-scale study was undertaken in the state of Kelantan, to determine the prevalence of goitre. A total of 2,450 subjects above the age of 15 years were selected from 31 localities in the state and examination for goitre was done using the technique of Perez. The state was divided into 3 areas--coastal area (area 1), inland area (area 2) and the area in between the coast and the inland area...

The prevalence of goitre in areas with mildly excessive iodine in drinking-water is still under debate. The aim of the present study was to explore the prevalence of goitre and its epidemiological characteristics in these areas using WHO criteria. To this end, three towns with a median water iodine (MWI) of 150-300 μg/l were selected randomly in Hengshui City of Hebei Province of China, and one...

This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of goitre in Isfahan, a centrally-located city in Iran, 15 years after the initiation of universal salt iodization. In total, 2,523 Isfahani adults (1,275 males, 1,248 females) aged > 20 years were selected by multi-stage cluster-sampling method. Goitre rate, serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxine (T4), thyroid peroxidase antibo...

Excessive iodine intake can cause thyroid function disorders as can be caused by iodine deficiency. There are many people residing in areas with high iodine levels in drinking-water in China. The main aim of the present study was to map the geographical distribution of drinking-water with high iodine level in China and to determine the relationship between high iodine level in drinking-water an...

Since the general use of iodine prophylactically in endemic goitre areas gross enlargement of the thyroid gland at birth has become relatively uncommon. Wegelin's (1926) series in the preiodine period of 223 consecutive necropsies on newborn infants in a goitre area between 1911 and 1921 showed that 340% had thyroid glands weighing over 6 g. The normal weight of the gland at birth in a healthy ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the iodine status of Sherpa residents living in Kunde village, Khumbu region, Nepal. DESIGN Prevalence of goitre was determined by palpation. Urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) were determined in casual morning samples, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in finger-prick blood samples on filter paper. Dietary and demographic data were obtained via questionnaire, and sel...

In this article Pendred's syndrome, which is the combination of - congenital goitre with deafmutism, is discussed. This type of goitre is due to a special enzymatic defect, involving  a process of hormonogenesis, which is respon-· sible for the incorporation of iodide in the tyrosine molecule.  A case of pendred's syndrome is presented  in a 16-year-old girl. This girl has never been able to...

Aim: The aim of the study is examining factors determining need for thoracic approaches to remove an intrathoracic goitre. 
 Material and Method: This retrospective was conducted between 2011 2018. Patients were categorized into two groups; Group A consisted patients who underwent surgery via transcervical approach, B plus approaches. extension, size, localization goitre measured on comput...

The region of Grobnik, in the north west of Croatia, 15 km away from the Adriatic coast and 400 meters above the sea level, used to be known as a centre of endemic goitre. Iodine prophylaxis of 10 mg KJ added per kilo salt started in Croatia during the year 1953 and it was increased to 25 mg KJ per kilo in 1996. During 1961, the prevalence of goitre among Grobnik school children was 63%, while ...

THE MODERN surgeon approaches the surgery of thyrotoxicosis with confidence, the confidence derived from the excellence of modem anaesthesia, the euthyroid state of the patient and the knowledge that blood transfusion, antibiotics and the specific management of the occasional crisis are always available to extricate the patient from any of these complications. Though full of confidence in his o...