Le goitre endemique: Enquete pilote au Maroc

ABSTRACT

An investigation concerned 600 children aged between 10 and 14 years has allowed to value the frequency of the goitre by iodine deficiency in mountainous zone of Morocco. The frequency is estimeted at 65,2% with predominance in girls. In more than 90% of the cases, iodine in urine was lower than 5 ug/dl and confirm the iodine provided deficiency. By the light of these results, the therapeutic actions to conduct are discussed