'Travelers' thyrotoxicosis': Transitory thyrotoxicosis induced by iodinated preparations for water purification

Yair Liel, Michael Alkan

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Abstract

Two young adults presented with thyrotoxicosis after increased iodide ingestion in the course of backpacking trips to Central and South America, during which each of them used an iodinated preparation for water purification. In both cases, serologic tests were positive for antithyroid peroxidase antibodies, and one had a family history of immune thyroid disease. We suggest that in these two cases the condition was a variant of iodide-induced thyrotoxicosis, reflecting an inadequate response to iodide excess in association with a presumed preexisting asymptomatic immune thyroid disease. This observation adds a new consideration for travelers' consultation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)807-810
Number of pages4
JournalArchives of Internal Medicine
Volume156
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Apr 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine

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