What is Iodine deficiency?

What is Iodine deficiency?

• Iodine deficiency: Dietary deficiency of iodine affecting the thyroid.

Iodine deficiency: Introduction

Types of Iodine deficiency:

Broader types of Iodine deficiency:

• Mineral deficiency
• Thyroid disorders
• more types...»

How serious is Iodine deficiency?

Complications of Iodine deficiency: see complications of Iodine deficiency

What causes Iodine deficiency?

Causes of Iodine deficiency: see causes of Iodine deficiency

What are the symptoms of Iodine deficiency?

Symptoms of Iodine deficiency: see symptoms of Iodine deficiency

Complications of Iodine deficiency: see complications of Iodine deficiency

Iodine deficiency: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Iodine deficiency.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Iodine deficiency.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Iodine deficiency: see treatments for Iodine deficiency
Prevention of Iodine deficiency: see prevention of Iodine deficiency
Research for Iodine deficiency: see research for Iodine deficiency

Society issues for Iodine deficiency

Hospitalization statistics for Iodine deficiency: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Iodine deficiency:

• 0.0002% (28) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 96% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 89% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 11% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 89% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Iodine deficiency:

Organs and body systems related to Iodine deficiency include:

• Thyroid gland

Name and Aliases of Iodine deficiency

Main name of condition: Iodine deficiency

Class of Condition for Iodine deficiency: deficiency mineral

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Iodine deficiency:

• Goitre
• Multinodular goitre
• Thyroid gland
• Myxedema
• Iodine supplementation

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