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Prevalence of Multinodular Goiter at Prince Mutaib Hospital in Sakaka Al-jouf

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Multinodular Goiter (MNG) is a diffuse multi-nodular enlargement of the thyroid gland in response to chronic TSH stimulation.
Objective: The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of MNG among patient attending endocrinology outpatient department.
Methods: This was a hospital-based study that included 324 patients who had visited the OPD in Prince Mutaib Hospital in Sakaka, Saudi Arabia, in a two months period (Dec 2014 and Jan 2015). Data analysis was looking for sex, age, marital status and number of children of those who have MNG. Data were analyzed using SPSS Version-17 and frequencies were obtained.
Results: Files of 324 patients were examined in endocrinology section, 23 of them (age 18-42) were suffering from Goiter giving a prevalence rate of 10%. 11 of the patients were having Multinodular type of goiter giving a prevalence of 4.7%, while the rest have solitary type of goiter. Among those 11 patients who are married, 45% of them have MNG type. In addition, male to female ratio regarding MNG was 1.75: 1. Conclusion: In conclusion, the study showed that there is prevalence of MultiNodular Goiter of 5% among population of Aljouf.

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10.21608/ejhm.2018.9113

Keywords

Multinodular Goiter, prevalence, Endocrinology

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Faisal M.

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Alarjan

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College of medicine, Aljouf University

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faisal_4957@hotmail.com

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Jarid S.

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Aljarid

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College of medicine, Aljouf University

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Ahmed M.

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Alruwaili

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College of medicine, Aljouf University

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Atallah F.

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Alruwaili

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College of medicine, Aljouf University

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Sultan M.

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Alshalan

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College of medicine, Aljouf University

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72

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3

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1778

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2018-07-01

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2018-07-15

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2018-07-01

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4,045

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4,047

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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EJHM_Volume 72_Issue 3_Pages 4045-4047.pdf

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Prevalence of Multinodular Goiter at Prince Mutaib Hospital in Sakaka Al-jouf

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22 Jan 2023