Treatment of thyrotoxicosis with low doses of radioactive iodine.
In a series of 156 thyrotoxic patients treated with low doses of radioactive iodine the therapeutic dose was calculated by means of a sliding scale in which the dose level was varied according to the estimated size of the gland. Of the patients so treated 56.5% achieved a remission with a single dose of (131)I. The incidence of hypothyroidism at one year was 5%.
D002231:Carbimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000453:epidemiology; D007456:Iodine Isotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology
D007456:Iodine Isotopes; D002231:Carbimazole