Preliminary data on the treatment of patients, suffering from autoimmune thyroiditis

AUTHORS : Bukarev A.A.

RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : JSC “Transmost”, St. Petersburg, Russia

YEAR : 2001 | Category : Clinical Analysis

8 women diagnosed with autoimmune thyroiditis were under observation. The duration of the disease ranged from 12 years to 8 months. The age of the patients is from 24 to 51 years. All patients received various doses of L-thyroxine. For the period of examination and the beginning of treatment, complaints from the endocrine system were not observed. All patients who received L-thyroxine at intervals from 6 months to 1 year increased the dose of the drug. Tasks:

1. Determine the possibilities of compensation or stopping the autoimmune process.