Abstract:Background
Radioactive iodine-131 (RAI) therapy is used to treat hyperthyroidism secondary to toxic multinodular goiter (TMNG) and Graves’ Disease (GD). The treatment failure (TF) rate for RAI as reported in previous studies is 8-16% (1). Most patients respond to RAI with normalization of thyroid function tests and improvement of clinical symptoms within 4–8 weeks. Previous studies also report higher TF rates amongst Black patients (2), but due to the low number of Blacks included in the stud… Show more
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