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6688767

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
The value of the T3 suppressed 20-min uptake test for the prediction of post-treatment outcome was studied in 193 unselected patients with Graves' disease treated with thionamide drugs and T3. One hundred and twenty-nine of 193 patients were studied previously and followed thereafter (Group A). Sixty-four were newly treated patients: thirty-three (Group B) were treated at the same hospital as Group A; thirty-one (Group C) were treated at another hospital. In total 126 patients out of 193 satisfied our criteria for suppression (total suppression rate, 65%). The suppression rate for new patients (55% in Group B, 52% in Group C) was similar to that for Group A in 1977 (49%) after comparable duration of treatment. The suppression rate for Group A increased with prolongation of the treatment period (49% in 1977 and 71% in 1981). As to the time course of suppression, it was observed that about two-thirds of the suppressed patients satisfied the criteria for suppression within 3 years of starting treatment. The number of suppressed patients per year decreased thereafter as the treatment periods increased. However, the yearly suppression rate did not decrease with time. The time course of suppression in each patient could not be predicted from the results of initial thyroid function tests. The overall remission rate among the 120 suppressed patients followed for 1-13 (mean, 4) years was 96%, which was almost equal to the value obtained in Group A in 1977 (95%) with the average follow-up period of 2 years. Among the 46 patients in Group A followed for 5-13 (mean, 7) years, no increase in relapse was observed with prolonged follow-up periods. Examination on the relationship between the duration of treatment and the post-treatment outcome revealed that, as a whole, the duration of treatment for the patients with relapse were rather short as compared with those for the patients in remission. These results confirm the usefulness of our T3 suppression test for predicting sustained remission of Graves' disease after treatment, and clearly indicate that long-term medical therapy could increase the number of remissions in patients with Graves' disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0300-0664
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
467-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Outcome of patients with Graves' disease after long-term medical treatment guided by triiodothyronine (T3) suppression test.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article