Open AccessSpectrum and prevalence of thyroid diseases seen at a tertiary health facility in Sagamu, South-West Nigeria
Author(s) -
B A Salami,
Olatunde Odusan,
Henry O Ebili,
Patrick Akintunde Akintola
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/1117-1936.190345
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , pediatrics , medical record , thyroid disorder , thyroiditis , retrospective cohort study , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
The prevalence of goitrous swelling has reduced in Nigeria since the introduction of salt iodisation programme. Thyroid disorders are the second most common endocrine disorder after diabetes mellitus worldwide. They present to general outpatient, medical and surgical clinics accompanied by great anxiety and poor health-related quality of life.