Goitre medical therapy
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Medical Therapy
Medications along with their specific indications include :
- Iodine deficiency: For those that the goiter is due to iodine deficiency, Lugol’s iodine or potassium iodine solution may be recommended.
- Hypothyroidism: If the goiter is due to underactive thyroid, treatment is thyroid hormone supplements.
- Thyroid gland inflammation: For patients with thyroid gland inflammation, aspirin or corticosteroid are needed.
- Hyperthyroidism: For goiters associated with hyperthyroidism, antithyroid drugs such as propylthiouracil and methimazole may need to control hormone levels.
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