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) |
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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