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Results of lithium-131I treatment of thyrotoxicosis

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The role of lithium as an adjunct to 131I therapy of thyrotoxicosis has been assessed. Seventeen lithium-131I treated patients and 16 control — 131I treated patients have been followed for almost three years. Five lithium — 131I and 3 control — 131l patients have become hypothyroid with the lithium treated patients developing earlier thyroid failure. Ten lithium and 10 control patients remain clinically and biochemically euthyroid. Two lithium — 131I and 2 control — 131I patients remain on low dose antithyroid drugs.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

    B. E. W. Brownlie, J. G. Turner, B. M. Ovenden & T. G. H. Rogers

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Brownlie, B.E.W., Turner, J.G., Ovenden, B.M. et al. Results of lithium-131I treatment of thyrotoxicosis. J Endocrinol Invest 2, 303–304 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03350422

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