Endocrine Abstracts

Simple goiter is one of the most prevalent endocrine diseases all over the word. Iran and Khuzestan province were Endemic area for goiter before Iodine supplementation in 1990. This study was performed in 2002–2003, about 13 years after consumption of Iodized salt (40 ppm), to determine prevalence of goiter and urinary Iodine excretion in 1800 school children (6–10 years old) in Ahvaz, choosed by cluster sampling. Physical examination and goiter staging according to ...

Background: Diabetes Mellitus is one of the endocrine disorders that invloved many organs in the body. Many of diabetes patients show cutaneous mainifestations. This study is performed to assess the prevelance of different skin manifestations in diabetic patients reffered to Ahvaz Jondishapour University Diabetes Center.Methods: All diabetic patients (type 1 and type 2) refferd to our diabetes center since 2003 to 2004 enrrold in this study. A questioner...