introduction: iodine deficiency disorders (idd) are the most common epidemiological problems in the world, including our country. in order to prevent idd and its consequences, iodized table salt is being used in our country since 1989. at present, this program is 18 years old. the surveillance of idd may be implemented to assess the prevalence of idd, identify high risk areas for intervention a...

Selenium status was determined in an endemic-goiter area and in a control area of Zaire. Compared with the reference values of a noniodine-deficient area, serum selenium in subjects living in the core of the northern Zaire endemic-goiter belt (Karawa villages) was seven times lower in 52 school-children and similarly low in 23 cretins; erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase (RBC-GPX) was five times...

BACKGROUND Despite long-standing iodine supplementation in Iran, the prevalence of goiter remains high in some areas. This suggests other nutritional deficiencies may be considered as responsible factors for goiter persistence. In the present study we investigated the possible role of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and low vitamin A status in the etiology of endemic goiter in Semirom, Iran. MATER...

Introduction In India, both Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) and fluorosis (due to consumption of excess fluoride), are the two most prevalent endemic diseases which coexist in certain regions in the country. Though goiter—an enlarged thyroid gland—is commonly recognized as a visible sign of iodine deficiency, the health effects of iodine deficiency reach far beyond those of goiter, and the si...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 454 VOLUME 45__JUNE 17, 2008 Iodine deficiency causes severe hormone-induced physiological damage to fetus and newborn resulting in cretinism, stunting, deaf-mutism, malformed limbs, spastic motor disorders, poor vision and goiter (swelling of the thyroid gland on the neck), as well as milder forms of mental and physical impairment. There was developmental lag in children of g...

Introduction: Endemic goiter due to lodine deficiency is one of the health problems in developing cointries includs Iran. So, national committee for control of lodine dificiency disorders has been planed salt lodinization program from 1368. The purpose of this study was to evaluate goiter status and it’s relation with urinary lodine excretion in schoolchildren in vill of Raviz (Raviz includs 6 ...

Early continuous hormonal treatment, inhibiting TSH secretion, reduces the volume of recent homogeneous goiters. This treatment is usually well tolerated, but can induce thyrotoxicosis in subjects with blunted response of TSH to TRH stimulation before treatment. Surgery is used for large goiters, compressive goiters or suspicion of cancer and after failure of the hormonal treatment. In all case...