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Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) presenting as hypothyroidism with a large pericardial effusion
J E Thomas1, T R Bwakura, T J Dzichauya
1Department of Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, Avondale, Harare.
The Central African Journal of Medicine
|August 1, 1990
Abstract:
Iodine deficiency in Zimbabwe is common, but resultant hypothyroidism is said to be rare. A case of goitrous hypothyroidism with a large pericardia effusion is presented.