Severe radiation thyroiditis after radioactive iodine for treatment of Graves’ disease.

Severe radiation thyroiditis after radioactive iodine for treatment of Graves’ disease.:

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Severe radiation thyroiditis after radioactive iodine for treatment of Graves’ disease.

Singapore Med J. 2020 Mar 31;:

Authors: Tay WL, Lee LMY, Tong AKT, Chng CL

Abstract

Radiation thyroiditis resulting from radioactive iodine-131 treatment for Graves’ disease is an uncommon complication. Although a majority of patients are asymptomatic or manifest mild symptoms that can be managed conservatively, published literature describing severe radiation thyroiditis resulting in significant morbidity is lacking. We herein report six patients with severe radiation thyroiditis that resulted in hospitalisation, including an unusual complication of myopericarditis.

PMID: 32227795 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]