title: [Hypothyroidism among adults in Congo: report of 23 cases].
abstract: Four hundred and ninety six congolese patents with thyroid pathology were studied in CHU of Brazzaville, Congo, between July 1984 and June 1999. Twenty three patients (4.64%) had hypothyroidism. There were 22 females and 1 male. The mean age was 43.8+/-12.4 years. The clinical presentation was similar to other reported series. The most frequent etiology was the surgery of thyroid. This surgery was realized in 52.2% of cases for Graves disease. The idiopathic hypothroidism was discovered in 5 cases (21.7%). All patients respondedto L-thyroxine therapy and no major side effect was recognized.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Monabeka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bandoho-Mombo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003223:Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged