title: Thyrotoxicosis in northern Nigeria: a rare disease.
abstract: Four hundred and thirteen patients had surgery for large to giant goitres between January 1971 and December 1985. Twenty-three (5.7%) of this number had thyrotoxicosis; there were 19 females and 4 males. Thirteen patients presented with nodular goitre; 3 of them had exophthalmos and mild infiltrative dermopathy associated with thyroid nodules--the Marine Lenhart syndrome.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Nmadu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*