Health Quality Assessment of Patients with Toxic-Diffuse Goiter.

In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of patients with thyroid disorders[1,4]. The widespread introduction of highly informative diagnostics method (ultrasound, fine-needle aspiration biopsy, tests on hormones and levels of antibody) and screening studies into medical practice led to an increase in detection rate of thyroid disorders[4,5,8]. Among patients with thyroid pathology, the thyrotoxicosis syndrome significantly complicates the course of thyroid disorders, which makes it difficult to choose a rational treatment strategy, affects the long-term result of treatment, and significantly worsens the disease prognosis[8,10]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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