title: [Hyperthyroidism in Chad and its treatment. 16 cases of which 10 were treated surgically in 1984-1985 in N'Djamena].
abstract: Sixteen patients with thyrotoxicosis were admitted during a period of eighteen months (1984-1985) in Central Hospital of N'Djamena (Chad). Clinical features, laboratory investigations are reported. Ten patients had a surgical treatment:subtotal thyroidectomy. A review of literature in Africa was made. Whereas thyrotoxicosis was rare among Africans before 1970, there has been an increase of frequency for twenty years. Many hypotheses are proposed, among them the possibility of the role of Epstein-Barr's virus, frequent in Africa.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne de l'Hôpital Central de N'Djamena.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thevenot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dumurgier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002231:Carbimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002596:Chad / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013965:Thyroidectomy
chemical_list: D002231:Carbimazole; D011433:Propranolol
vernacular_title: Les hyperthyroïdies au Tchad et leur traitement. A propos de 16 cas dont 10 traités chirurgicalement en 1984-1985 à N'Djamena.