Recurrent Graves' Disease after Successful Radioiodine Therapy Induced Hypothyroidism: A Rare Occurrence

One of the three principal therapies of Graves' disease is radioiodine treatment. Hypothyroidism is considered as a treatment end point of successful radioiodine treatment for Graves' disease. The radioiodine-induced hypothyroidism is mostly irreversible. Though, early recurrences can be d...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal of endocrine surgery 2011-12, Vol.3 (3), p.134-136
Hauptverfasser: PRK, Bhargav, Amar, V, Uday, SK
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:One of the three principal therapies of Graves' disease is radioiodine treatment. Hypothyroidism is considered as a treatment end point of successful radioiodine treatment for Graves' disease. The radioiodine-induced hypothyroidism is mostly irreversible. Though, early recurrences can be due to treatment failure, inadequate radioiodine dose or rarely due to Marine-Lenhart syndrome. Here, we report a rare case of recurrent Graves' disease, 3 years after successful radioiodine therapy induced hypothyroidism in a 50-year-old lady.
ISSN:0975-5039
0975-7902
DOI:10.5005/jp-journals-10002-1077