JOD BASEDOW SYNDROME

Course overview

JOD-BASEDOW SYNDROME, ALSO KNOWN AS IODINE-INDUCED HYPERTHYROIDISM, IS A RARE CAUSE OF THYROTOXICOSIS TYPICALLY SEEN AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION OF EXOGENOUS IODINE. THIS SYNDROME OFTEN CARRIES AN ASSOCIATION WITH IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIA (ICM) USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCANS, ANGIOGRAPHY, AND VARIOUS OTHER IMAGING STUDIES. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL SYMPTOMATOLOGY, AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF THE JOD-BASEDOW SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS' TEAM COLLABORATION IN MANAGING THIS CONDITION.