Abstract
Urgent thyroidectomy for giant multinodular goitre causing airway obstruction was necessary in the mater familias of a family with a high prevalence of non-endemic goitre. Post operative complications are briefly discussed. Family screening revealed a 100% incidence of nodular goitre in eight first generation descendants with hyperthyroidism in one. A euthyroid pattern was found in 6 of these, as well as in 5 of 19 second generation descendants tested. In two of the first generation descendants dyshormonogenesis was excluded as an aetiological factor by the perchlorate discharge test.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 96-100 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Tropical and Geographical Medicine |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1986 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Huizinga, W. K. J., Chadwick, S. J. D., Jialal, I., & Desai, R. K. (1986). Thyroidectomy for life threatening giant familial goitre. Tropical and Geographical Medicine, 38(1), 96-100.