ea0029p1613 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012
Mashio Y.
, Senshu N.
, Beniko M.
, Ikawa H.
, Ikota A.
Introduction: Iodide administration is generally recommended in combination with anti-thyroid drugs when a rapid return to normal thyroid hormone levels is required, such as in the treatment of patients with thyroid storm. However, there are few reports concerning the combination therapy for many patients with Graves hyperthyroidism. In this paper, we studied the effects of potassium iodide (KI) combined with 15 mg of methimazole (MMI) to the initial treatmen...