Long-term carbimazole pretreatment reduces the efficacy of radioiodine therapy

Long-term carbimazole pretreatment reduces the efficacy of radioiodine therapy

Introduction: Data from several studies suggest that pretreatment with antithyroid drugs (ATD) before 131 I increases the risk of treatment failure. This effect has been demonstrated more consistently with propylthiouracil than with carbimazole (CMZ) or methimazole (MMI). Men with Graves′ disease (G...

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Main Authors: C Shivaprasad, K M Prasanna Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Antithyroid drugs
carbimazole
Graves′ hyperthyroidism
pretreatment
radioiodine
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2015;volume=19;issue=1;spage=84;epage=88;aulast=Shivaprasad

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