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PURPOSE: To find endocrinological disturbances in impressionism. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Analysis of "La Toilette" painting of Frederice Bazille. RESULTS: We present a masterpiece work of Frederic Bazille "La Toilette" where a large goiter is visible. Short description of Bazille's life and painting is included. CONCLUSION: Despite of unique painting technique, thyroid disorders are visible even in impressionism.
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Goiter/pathology , Medicine in the Arts , Paintings , Physicians , Endocrinology/history , Famous Persons , France , History, 19th Century , Humans , Hygiene/history , Medicine in the Arts/history , Paintings/history , Physicians/historyABSTRACT
An increased sensitivity of airport detectors, a growing number of isotopic tests, and globalization of the society have raised a number of false positive radioactive alarms at airports and public places. This paper presents two new cases of patients who triggered airport security alarms after receiving 740MBq of (131)I for non-toxic goitre and attempts to compare surprisingly limited literature concerning this problem. A 57-year-old man triggered a security alarm at three different airports on the 17th, 28th, and 31st day after radioiodine exposure. Interestingly enough, in the meantime, on the 18th and 22nd day, no radiation was detected in him at the airport where he was twice detained as a source of radiation later on. The second case presents a 45-year-old woman who activated security alarm detectors while crossing a border on her coach trip 28 days after radioiodine administration.
