Extremely high doses of radioiodine required for treatment of Graves’ hyperthyroidism: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Radioactive iodine ((131)I) is widely prescribed for treatment of Graves’ disease. A dose of 370 to 555 MBq (10 to 15 mCi) is usually enough, but reports of improved remission rates with single doses up to 20-30 mCi, and 38.5 mCi at most, exist. CASE PRESENTATION: A 53-year-old male pa...

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Autores principales: Neto, Arnaldo Moura, Tambascia, Marcos Antonio, Brunetto, Sergio, Ramos, Celso Dario, Zantut-Wittmann, Denise Engelbrecht
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918435
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8479

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918435
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8479

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