Comportamiento de bocio eutiroideo en el Policlínico Universitario “Ramón López Peña” del municipio de Caimanera, en Guantánamo
2013; Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Guantánamo; Volume: 80; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1028-9933
Autores Tópico(s)Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
ResumoThe behavior of euthyroid goiter morbidity in the Ramon Lopez Pena Polyclinic University of Caimanera municipality, Guantanamo province, is analyzed during the years 2009 and 2012. A universe of 35 patients is studied. It is a descriptive investigation obtaining the information of the medical records in the medical offices. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex, type of goiter, complementary examinations and morbidity. Of the studied patients, there was a greater percentage in those who had an age between 19 and 29 years, more in women and the adult population with euthyroid goiter. There is a high morbidity of simple goitre, obtaining the normal results of the thyroid hormones to which it was done. Ultrasound reported the thyroid characteristics. Goiter is considered endemic in the study municipality.
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