Urinary Iodine excretion in patients with benign goitres

Dr.Sreejayan.M.P; Dr.Siddharth Matad

Volume : VI, Issue : XI, November - 2016

Urinary Iodine excretion in patients with benign goitres

Dr. Sreejayan. M. P, Dr. Siddharth Matad

Abstract :

Background Patients with asymptomatic goitre is common in many areas of the world.Malabar reion is the northern part of Kerala where we find ample number of patients with goitre. Eventhough Iodine containing food materials are consumed by people living in these areas , goitre is a common problem Aim To study the excretion of Iodine in urine in patients with benign goitres.Iodine excretion in urine is an indirect indicator of dietary intake of Iodine Methods Assessment of the early morning urine iodine excretion which is a relatively constant factor.Urinary iodine excretion satisfactorily reflects the dietary intake The Sandell–Kolthoff reaction {1} of arsenite reduction of coloured ceric ion (Ce)4+ to colourless cerous ion (Ce)3+ in the presence of iodine (as catalyst ) is the most sensitive and commonly used method for iodine estimation Assessment of the size of the thyroid gland by WHO classification.{2}