Endemic goitre in Chinamora, Zimbabwe. The Chinamora Research Team.
In a survey of 3841 rural dwellers in Chinamora, Zimbabwe, goitre was found in 29%. There was associated moderate iodine deficiency, and 8 people out of a subgroup of 229 had biochemical myxoedema; 2 others had biochemical thyrotoxicosis. Thyrotropin levels were not raised in 100 children aged less than one year. There did not seem to be a role for goitrogens in the pathogenesis of the goitres. A nationwide iodinisation programme should be introduced in Zimbabwe.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006043:Goiter, Endemic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007455:Iodine / Q000172:deficiency / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D009230:Myxedema / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D015030:Zimbabwe
D013972:Thyrotropin; D007455:Iodine