Duan Dong, et al. Clinical study of adolescent hyperthyroidism after 131I therapy. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (1):96-99(2002) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2002.01.034.
Clinical study of adolescent hyperthyroidism after 131I therapy
Objective:To probe into the clinical curative effect
side effect and gratification degree of adolescent hyperthyroidism after 131I therapy. Methods: To analyse the material of 89 cases (age range from 14-25 ) treated with 131I for Grave’s disease over 3 years follow-up and the patients gratification degree to the treatment was known with mail or interview. Results: 61 cases (68.5%) were once cured among the 89 patients
improvement in 14 cases (15.7%)
hypothyroidism in 11 cases(12.4%)
ineffective in 3 cases (3.4%). There were no thyroid nodules
thyroid cancer
other malignancies or leukemia in all cases after treatment
neither were teratogenesis in progeny of 26 legitimate. After 131I therapy
91% of patients were satisfied
5.6% felt it common
only 3.4% dissatisfied. Conclusion: 131I is found to be an effective
economic and safe treatment of Graves’ disease in adolescents ( especially to the obviously goitrous patients)
the treated patients have high gratification and it should be the preferred mode of therapy.