Case Presentation Thyroid Nodule after RAI 6.8.1398
History
- A 33-year old woman with history of hyperthyroidism, presented with thyroid nodule.
- Her symptoms showed up for the first time in her 15th , as she described with palpitation, anxiety, tremors, weight loss.
- As she said (without documentation) she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism! And levothyroxine was prescribed.
- For 1 yr. symptoms progressed and she lost about 20 kg, when she visited another physician and diagnosis of hyperthyroidism was made.
- There is no documentation about type of hyperthyroidism.
- She was treated with methimazole and propranolol for 6 month, then iodine was prescribed (dosage ?)
- For 7 years she was drug free; then the symptoms relapsed although milder.
- She describes that with diagnosis of hyperthyroidism relapse, she received iodine again after 8 month of methimazole and indral.
- She reports at least 11 nodules in her thyroid ultrasound.
- This time after 2 month of iodine therapy she became hypothyroid and levothyroxine was prescribed.
- No FNA at this time
