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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Thyroid disorders are the second commonly encountered disorders in endocrine clinics and are significant causes of medical morbidity and mortality. Thyroid
disorders are widely recognized as an important public health problem; its prevalence has increased substantially in the recent decades. The relationship between Thyroid disorders and
childhood are one of the longest running controversies in endocrinology. The objective of the study are screening of iodine deficiency and thyroid diseases in Georgian children. MATERIALS
AND METHODS: 21 118 children with age range 6-16 years were included in the study. Children were screened by Palpation and ultrasonography of the thyroid gland, after that, with children who
have had a change were made: TSH and Anti-TPO. According to the laboratory and clinical condition we divided patients into five groups: * 1) children without changes, * 2) children with
hypothyroidism, * 3) children with hyperthyroidism, * 4) children with nodular goiter and * 5) children with autoimmune thyroiditis. RESULTS: The patients were distributed in the following
way: * 1) children without changes 15301, * 2) children with hypothyroidism 4578, * 3) children with hyperthyroidism 285, * 4) children with nodular goiter 43 and * 5) children with
autoimmune thyroiditis 911. The appropriate treatment according to the laboratory and clinical condition was prescribed to all patients. CONCLUSION: Thyroid gland diseases are an important
medical and epidemiologic entity, as its deleterious effects on patients is firmly established. Children thyroid gland diseases may represent another physiological aberration. As our study
demonstrated thyroid gland diseases in Georgian children is one of the major problem. ARTICLE PDF AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Department of Endocrinology, LTD ‘Healthy
Life', Tbilisi State University;, Tbilisi, Georgia L Uchava, S Janjgava, E Giorgadze & T Zerekidze * LTD ‘Healthy Life', Tbilisi, Georgia K Asatiani, M Lomidze, M Korinteli, K
Mirianashvili, N Svani & A Malazonia Authors * L Uchava View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * S Janjgava View author publications You can
also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * E Giorgadze View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * K Asatiani View author publications
You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * M Lomidze View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * M Korinteli View author
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L., Janjgava, S., Giorgadze, E. _et al._ Screening Study of Iodine Deficiency Status and Thyroid Diseases in Georgian Children. _Pediatr Res_ 70 (Suppl 5), 399 (2011).
https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2011.624 Download citation * Issue Date: November 2011 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2011.624 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Anyone you share the following link with will
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