Open AccessImproving iodine nutritional status and increasing prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis in children
Author(s) -
Srinivasan Palaniappan,
Lakshmi Shanmughavelu,
Hemchand Krishna Prasad,
S Subramaniam,
Nedunchezian Krishnamoorthy,
Lakshmi Lakkappa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.195996
Subject(s) - medicine , autoimmune thyroiditis , euthyroid , goiter , thyroid peroxidase , subclinical infection , thyroiditis , thyroid , iodine deficiency , anti thyroid autoantibodies , gastroenterology , endocrinology , pediatrics , immunology , antibody , autoantibody
The objective of this study is to evaluate the link between excess iodine intake as evidenced by increased urinary iodine excretion (UIE) and autoimmune thyroiditis in children and to assess the correlation between UIE and thyroid microsomal antibody (thyroid peroxidase [TPO]) titers in children.