An outbreak of thyrotoxicosis in the city of Minas, Lavalleja country, Uruguay, July 2004

Authors

  • Nelly Murillo
  • Mirian Pereira
  • Cristina Linder
  • Julio Vignolo
  • Cristina Belzanera
  • Delvey Anchieri
  • Silvia Hernandez
  • Isabel Doll
  • Cristina Alonso
  • Adriana Méndez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31052/1853.1180.v11.n2.7266

Keywords:

Epidemic thyrotoxicosis

Abstract

In the period from August 2003 to April 2004, an epidemic outbreak of thyrotoxicosis occurred in the city of Minas, Lavalleja county, Uruguay. The majority of cases affected residents of the ?España? quarter and its neighborhood. Symptoms, the thyroid scintigram and the laboratory analysis pointed to a diagnosis of silent thyroiditis, iodine ingestion, or thyroid hormones ingestion. A descriptive of 59 cases study was carried out. The evolution in time had the shape of a single-source epidemic curve, with both sexes equally affected. The etiologic hypothesis is the presence of thyroids or thyroid hormones in the meat consumed by the patients.

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Author Biographies

  • Nelly Murillo
    Dra. en Medicina. Especialista en Salud Publica y Epidemiologia
  • Mirian Pereira
    Dra. en Medicina. Especialista en Endocrinologías servicio de Endocrinología del Hospital Vidal y Fuentes.
  • Cristina Linder
    Dra. en Medicina. Especialista en Parasicología, Salud Pública y Epidemiologia.
  • Julio Vignolo
    Dr. en Medicina. Magíster en Epidemiología. Prof. Del Dpto de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria.
  • Cristina Belzanera
    Dra. Prof. Cátedrade Endocrinología.
  • Delvey Anchieri
    Dra. Jefa del Programa de Nutrición MSP
  • Silvia Hernandez
    Dra. Especialista en Epidemiología
  • Isabel Doll
    Ing Química
  • Cristina Alonso
    Dra. Dpto. de Higiene Ambiental - MSP.
  • Adriana Méndez
    Dra. En Medicina, Asistente Dpto. de Medicina Preventiva y Social

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Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2007)

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Scientific Articles

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An outbreak of thyrotoxicosis in the city of Minas, Lavalleja country, Uruguay, July 2004. Rev. Salud Pública (Córdoba) [Internet]. 2014 Apr. 11 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];11(2):23-3. Available from: https://revistas.psi.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7266
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