Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Substantial deposition of iron in the thyroid gland is a frequent autopsy finding in patients with genetic haemochromatosis. Despite this there have been relatively few reports, mainly isolated cases, of significant thyroid dysfunction in such patients. In one large study Edwards et al. (1983) observed primary hypothyroidism in 6.1% of cases, all subjects were male and had elevated titres of antithyroid antibodies.Aim: The aim of this prosp...