Retrospective study of clinical course and treatment response in Graves’ disease [Persian]

In this report, the clinical course and treatment response of ۲۱۰ patients with Grawes’ disease referred to the research institute for nuclear medicine were studied. The disease was more common in ۳rd and ۴th decades and more frequent in women (F/M=۴). Treatment response with antithyroid drugs was about ۵۰%, whereas ۸۰% of the patients treated by I-۱۳۱ showed positive response. There was no meaningful relation between treatment response and thyroid size or the dose of I-۱۳۱.