PROLONGED TREATMENT OF EXOPHTHALMIC GOITER BY IODINE ALONE

摘要: The value of a short intensive course iodine medication as method preparing patient with exophthalmic goiter for thyroidectomy has been unquestioned since the report Plummer1in 1923. Following his announcement, use in this disease rapidly became widespread. It was soon noted by various observers, beginning Starr, Segall and Means,2that cases which prolonged, its effect, though striking, usually only temporary; that after few weeks might be ill before it started, if not worse. Thus, general, prolonged treatment alone come to regarded futile, dangerous, procedure. There are, however, some observations literature concerning favorable results treatment. Trousseau,3in 1863, mentioned whom