NONTOXIC GOITER
NONTOXIC GOITER Paul J. Davis Faith B. Davis Goiter (L. guttur, throat) is a clinical term denoting thyroid gland enlargement to twice normal size or larger (see also ref. 1)….
IODINE-INDUCED AUTOIMMUNITY
IODINE-INDUCED AUTOIMMUNITY Part of “CHAPTER 37 – ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE“ Investigators have speculated that increased iodine intake may contribute to the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease. Individuals with Hashimoto…
IODIDE-INDUCED THYROTOXICOSIS
IODIDE-INDUCED THYROTOXICOSIS Part of “CHAPTER 37 – ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE“ The occurrence of hyperthyroidism after iodide administration has been reported throughout the world since this element was first used…
IODINE-INDUCED GOITER AND HYPOTHYROIDISM
IODINE-INDUCED GOITER AND HYPOTHYROIDISM Part of “CHAPTER 37 – ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE“ Iodine-induced goiter was first reported in 1938; since then, >200 cases have been described. Of 154 cases…
MECHANISM OF ACTION OF EXCESS IODIDE
MECHANISM OF ACTION OF EXCESS IODIDE Part of “CHAPTER 37 – ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE“ When a small amount of iodide (100–250 μg per day) is administered along with the…
IODIDE SOURCES
IODIDE SOURCES Part of “CHAPTER 37 – ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE“ AVERAGE IODIDE INTAKE The normal thyroid adapts easily to iodide excess or deficiency. Hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism resulting from abnormal…
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE Part of “CHAPTER 37 – ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE“ EXTRATHYROIDAL EFFECTS The adverse effects of iodides may be classified as extrathyroidal or intrathyroidal. Extrathyroidal effects are…
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE Jennifer A. Nuovo Leonard Wartofsky POPULATION EXPOSURE TO IODIDE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE Related posts: PRESYNAPTIC MODULATION CONTRASEXUAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY IDIOPATHIC OR CYCLIC EDEMA ALOPECIA EFFECTS…
POPULATION EXPOSURE TO IODIDE
POPULATION EXPOSURE TO IODIDE Part of “CHAPTER 37 – ADVERSE EFFECTS OF IODIDE“ Iodine is a requisite part of the thyroid hormone molecule, and a deficiency or excess of iodine…
EUTHYROID HYPERTHYROXINEMIA
EUTHYROID HYPERTHYROXINEMIA Part of “CHAPTER 36 – ABNORMAL THYROID FUNCTION TEST RESULTS IN EUTHYROID PERSONS“ Numerous disorders result in elevations of circulating T4 levels without true thyrotoxicosis. These can be…
