ABLATION OF THYROID-FUNCTION WITH RADIOACTIVE IODINE AFTER RECURRENT EPISODES OF SILENT THYROIDITIS

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CHOE, W [1 ]
MCDOUGALL, IR [1 ]
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[1] STANFORD UNIV HOSP, DIV NUCL MED H0101, STANFORD, CA 94305 USA
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10.1089/thy.1993.3.311
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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We report the history of a 44-year-old woman, who had four episodes of thyrotoxicosis in 4 years. The clinical findings and laboratory results were all indicative of recurrent silent thyroiditis. Because silent thyroiditis is self-limiting, treatment is usually symptomatic. In this patient radioiodine therapy was eventually prescribed to obviate further recurrences. We were unable to find reports of this number of recurrences.
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