ea0014p306 | (1) | ECE2007
Gursoy Alptekin
, Bascil Tutuncu Neslihan
, Gencoglu Arzu
, Yilmaz Hamiyet
, Nar Demirer Asli
, Guvener Demirag Nilgun
Objective: Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) is usually classified into 2 types (type 1, in which a high iodine content triggers the autonomous production of thyroid hormone; and type 2, in which destructive thyroiditis causes the release of preformed thyroid hormone). A mixed form of AIT has also been also described. AIT is a difficult management problem that sometimes requires ablative thyroid therapy. The use of radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy in patients with type 1...