discussion-presentation-amiodarone-induced-thyrotoxicosis

Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis:

type 1 AIT:

an iodine-induced form of hyperthyroidism due to the high iodine content of amiodarone , tends to occur in

patients with underlying thyroid autonomy in a nodular  goiter, or GD

type 2 AIT:

A destructive thyroiditis, due to occurs as a result of direct damage or induction of apoptosis in thyrocytes by amiodarone