scholarly journals Endemic goitre in the Sudan despite long-standing programmes for the control of iodine deficiency disorders

2011 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdel Monim MH Medani ◽  
Abdelsalam A Elnour ◽  
Amal M Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Iodine Deficiency ◽  
Endemic Goitre ◽  
Iodine Deficiency Disorders

scholarly journals Erratum

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-293
Keyword(s):  
Iodine Deficiency ◽  
Iodized Salt ◽  
Endemic Goitre ◽  
Iodine Deficiency Disorders ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Long Time

In the Commentary by Guillermo Arroyave on L. L. Diosady et al., “Stability of iodine in iodized salt used for correction of iodine-deficiency disorders. II,” in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin, Volume 19, Number 3, September 1998, pages 195–196, a serious error occurred that destroys some of the context of the article. In his penultimate paragraph, Dr. Arroyave wished to emphasize that in only five years the prevalence of endemic goitre among children in Guatemala dropped from 38% to 5%. As a result of an error in the editorial offices of the Bulletin, the printed version reads, “In 45 years”—rather a long time to wait for the results. It should read, “In five years, the prevalence of endemic goitre among children in Guatemala dropped from 38% to 5%.” Please make the correction either mentally or on your copy.

Study of Urinary Iodine Level Assessment and its Relation to Thyroid Function during Pregnancy

QJM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Shoukry Mohamed ◽  
Merhan Samy Nasr ◽  
Salah Hussien El-Halawany ◽  
Ahmed Mohamed Abbas ◽  
Salma Said Hassan Tayeh
Keyword(s):  
Iodine Deficiency ◽  
Urinary Iodine ◽  
Thyroid Volume ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Iodine Deficiency Disorders ◽  
Iodine Excess ◽  
Salt Iodization ◽  
Excess Iodine ◽  
Iodine Supplementation ◽  
Iodine Level

Abstract Background The global effort to prevent iodine deficiency disorders through iodine supplementation, such as universal salt iodization, has achieved impressive progress during the last few decades. However, iodine excess, due to extensive environmental iodine exposure in addition to poor monitoring, is currently a more frequent occurrence than iodine deficiency. Iodine excess is a precipitating environmental factor in the development of autoimmune thyroid disease. Aim of the study to evaluate the urinary iodine level as a marker of iodine status in pregnant women in 3rd trimester and assess its relation to thyroid functions. Patients and Methods This Cross Sectional Study was conducted on 100 subjects with their ages ranging from 18-35 years old, pregnant females, at the third trimester, selected from Obstetric Out- patient Clinic of Ain shams University Hospitals. Samples were collected from participants in cairo, during the Spring and Summer from March to August. Results in our study, there was a significant negative correlation between Urinary Iodine level and TSH as Iodine difficient group has the Highest TSH, and the Highest Thyroid Volume, as there was a significant negative correlation between Urinary Iodine level and Thyroid Volume. Conclusion TSH level and Thyroid Volume were global effort to prevent iodine deficiency disorders through iodine supplementation, such as universal salt iodization, has achieved impressive progress during the last few decades. However, iodine excess, due to extensive environmental iodine exposure in addition to significantly higher in Iodine difficient group than Excess iodine group, And FT4 level was lower in Iodine difficient group than excess iodine group.

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