Iodine radioactive hypothyroidism risk

Radioactive iodine ( 1) Cure of hyperthyroidism Most cost effective Permanent hypothyroidism almost inevitable Might worsen ophthalmopathy Pregnancy must be deferred for 6-12 months no breast-feeding Small potential risk of exacerbation of hyperthyroidism Best treatment for toxic nodules and toxic multinodular goiter... 

When radioactive iodine is used, it is important that higher doses of be used in children. The goal of radioactive iodine therapy in children should be to ablate the thyroid gland and achieve hypothyroidism. If no thyroid tissue remains, the risk of thyroid cancer will be very small, if present at all. To achieve this goal, we now use doses of I of 200—300 p,Ci/g of thyroid tissue. 

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