Efficacy of a fixed low dose of radioactive iodine in the treatment of Graves' disease in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The use of a low fixed/empiric radioiodine activity for hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease performed well in our setting with a nearly 90% response rate achieved after a single dose of 10mCi. Justification for higher activity should be specified, and this method of determining the optimal dose of RAI therapy may be beneficial in resource constrained settings with high patient volumes.
Authors
- Lerato Gabela
- Nontobeko Ndlovu
- Nozipho Nyakale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7167-1280)
- Venesen Pillay
- Bawinile Hadebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2322-9452)
- Mariza Vorster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5643-1553)
- Lerwine Harry
- Thembelihle Nxasana
- Sphelele Masikane
- Maryam Patel
- Thokozani Mkhiz
Institutions
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-12-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1967/s002449912751
- Primary Topic
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00