An Optimal Treatment for Pediatric Graves’ Disease Is Radioiodine
Rivkees SA, Dinauer C. An Optimal Treatment for Pediatric Graves’ Disease Is Radioiodine. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2007, 92: 797-800. PMID: 17341574, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1239.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsGraves' diseaseAntithyroid medicationRadioactive iodineThyroid cancerSide effectsLong-term adverse side effectsPediatric Graves' diseaseAcute side effectsLong-term remissionTreatment of hyperthyroidismAdverse side effectsMajority of childrenCurative therapyThyroid irradiationPediatric populationSpontaneous remissionOptimal treatmentSufficient dosesDefinite riskTreatment approachesMedicationsEffective cureDiseaseRemissionChildren