TY - JOUR
T1 - 'Travelers' thyrotoxicosis'
T2 - Transitory thyrotoxicosis induced by iodinated preparations for water purification
AU - Liel, Yair
AU - Alkan, Michael
PY - 1996/4/8
Y1 - 1996/4/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1001/archinte.156.7.807
DO - 10.1001/archinte.156.7.807
M3 - Article
C2 - 8615715
AN - SCOPUS:0029869233
SN - 0003-9926
VL - 156
SP - 807
EP - 810
JO - Archives of Internal Medicine
JF - Archives of Internal Medicine
IS - 7
ER -