- Jodbasedow
Jod-Basedow effect is used to describe
hyperthyroidism following administration of iodine or iodide, either as a dietary supplement or as contrast medium. This phenomenon is an iodine-inducedhyperthyroidism , typically presenting in a patient with endemicgoiter who then relocates to an iodine-abundant geographical area. It is named for Karl Adolph von Basedow, a German physician and the German word forIodine , Jod. It is opposite to theWolff-Chaikoff effect
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