Outcome of hyperthyroidism treated
by radioactivE iodin

Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen Al-Shaikh¹

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To study the outcome of Radioactive Iodine (RAI) in treatment of hyperthyroidism.

Methodology: It is a retrospective study of all patients of hyperthyroidism treated by Radioactive Iodine (RAI) seen in endocrinology clinic at King Abdulaziz University Hospital and DR Soliman Fageeh Hospital in Jeddah, Saudia Arabia. Two hundred and sixteen (216) patients were treated by RAI. They proved to have hyperthyroidism by thyroid function test (TSH, FT4 and T3) and isotopes scanning of the thyroid gland. All received 10 mci of RAI and were then followed up after one month and every two months thereafter for at least one year. The efficacy of the therapy was assessed by the improvement of the clinical features and by the thyroid function tests.

Results: A total of 216 patients were seen, the mean age was 36.5±10.64 years. One hundred fifty three were female and sixty three were male. Graves disease was the underlying cause in 163 patients [65.55%], toxic multinodular goiter in 37 patients [25.1%] and toxic adenoma in 16 patients [9.3%]. The symptoms improved after one month only in 11 patients but others required antithyroid treatment for two months. Only 17 patients remained hyperthyroid after six months of treatment.

Conclusion: Radioactive iodine is very effective in treatment of hyperthyroidism with minor side effects such as weight gain, fatigability and hypothyroidism.

KEYWORDS: Hyperthyroidism, Radioactive Iodin.

Pak J Med Sci    April - June 2009    Vol. 25 No. 2    293-297

How to cite this article:

Al-Shaikh AA. Outcome of hyperthyroidism treated by radioactive iodin. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(2):293-297.

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1. Dr. Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen Al-Shaikh,
Assistance Professor of Medicine,
Department of Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine,
King Abdulaziz University,
P. O. Box 80215, Jeddah 21589,
Saudi Arabia,

Correspondence

Dr. Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen Al-Shaikh,
Email: joodshaikh@yahoo.com

* Received for Publication: August 11, 2008

* Revision Accepted: January 30, 2009

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