Effect of pretreatment with carbimazole in patients with thyrotoxicosis subsequently treated with radioactive iodine.
Preliminary treatment with carbimazole in a series of 181 patients with thyrotoxicosis selected for treatment with radioactive iodine did not make any significant difference to the subsequent response to (131)I therapy.
D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002231:Carbimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007456:Iodine Isotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D007456:Iodine Isotopes; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D002231:Carbimazole