endemic goiter

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endemic goiter

[en′dem·ik ′gȯid·ər]

(medicine)

Goiter peculiar to areas that are iodine-poor in food, water, or soil.

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Burie and Womberma districts are known for endemic goiter. To make matters worse, the rate of goiter in the districts is on the increase.

Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in Burie and Womberma districts, West Gojjam, Ethiopia

Endemic goiter in the Sudan despite long-standing programmers for the control of iodine deficiency disorders.

Iodine, copper, zinc, selenium and molybdenum levels in children aged between 6 and 12 years in the rural area with iodine deficiency and in the city center without iodine deficiency in Hatay

This result can be explained as being endemic goiter region of Rize province and East Black Sea region and reference hospital characteristic of our hospital.

Thyroid diseases in pregnancy: The importance of anamnesis

Autonomy in endemic goiter. Thyroid 1998; 8: 107-13.

Thyroid functions after contrast agent administration for coronary angiography: a prospective observational study in euthyroid patients/ Koroner anjiyografi amaciyla kontrast madde verildikten sonra tiroid fonksiyonlari: Otiroid hastalarda prospektif bir gozlemsel calisma

Table 1: Clinical history of 73 women with endemic goiter.

Thyroid Status and Urinary Iodine Levels in Women of Endemic Goiter Area

Being well-traveled and--versed in European medicine, he knew of contemporary Swiss efforts to remedy their endemic goiter problem by adding small amounts of sodium or potassium iodide to table salt.

David Cowie and the iodization of salt

"Endemic goiter and endemic thyroid disorders." World / Surg, 1991; 15:205-215.

Facts about iodine and autoimmune thyroiditis

* an association between endemic goiter and fluoride exposure or enamel fluorosis in human populations; and

Report shows fluoride damages the thyroid

Prevalence of Endemic Goiter among Patients Admitted to General Hospitals in Khartoum State.

Prevalence of Endemic Goiter among Patients Admitted to General Hospitals in Khartoum State

Population effects of severe iodine deficiency, termed iodine deficiency disorders (IDD's), include endemic goiter, hypothyroidism, cretinism, decreased fertility rate, increased infant mortality, and mental retardation.

International iodine deficiency

Studies have shown that the monotonous ingestion of some species of cassava may cause chronic health problems which include "nutritional neuropathies, endemic goiter and upper motor neuron disease" that causes paralysis.

Can cassava replace maize? An increasing number of African governments are looking to cassava, rich in starch, as an alternative to maize that has been the traditional staple food in large parts of Africa. But cassava can be lethal. Kennie Ntonga examines the arguments

A new look at old concepts in laboratory evaluation of endemic goiter. In: Dunn JT, Pretell EA, Daza CH, Viteri FE, eds.