Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Graves’s disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. There are three current therapeutic options: anti-thyroid medication, surgery, and radioactive iodine (I 131). There are few data in the literature regarding the effects of radioiodine therapy.Case report: We describe a 47-year-old patient who had Grave’s disease resistant to anti thyroid medication. Radioactive iodine was indicated. The patient was reluctant because sh...