It is peculiar compared to other forms of trypanosomiasis, the thyroid gland being at times much enlarged (goitre-like).
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These include patients operated on for acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, hernia or non-toxicgoitre.
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In patients with multinodulargoitre, t he usual form of hyperthyroidism in later life, the estimated rate of progression from sub-clinical to clinical hyperthyroidism is 5% each year.
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The one exception relates to the prevalence ofgoitre, which is traceable to lack of iodine.
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Six different varieties ofgoitreare internationally recognised.
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In line 7 from the foot of the column, the word "goitre"should be deleted and replaced by"hyperthyroidism".
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For instance, ingoitreareas to-day half the vegetables that are eaten by the citizens are grown outside the district.
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From about 1900 the local salt was increasingly refined, andgoitrestarted to increase to a high level until iodisation was begun in 1924.
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Iodine has been added to food in the most obvious centres ofgoitre, with the most beneficial results.
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The same argument applies in regard to pulling iodine into salt to counteractgoitre.
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It has been found that the addition of iodine into the water supply reducesgoitre.
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No; his whole object in life was to find out why these people were gettinggoitre, and how to prevent it.
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What do we do about people who suffer from a toxicgoitre?
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That is done because for reasons that no one knows for certain there has hitherto been a high incidence ofgoitre.
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I can assure him that even those who would be allergic to iodine would not be affected by the minute quantities which, however, would still be effective in preventinggoitre.
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