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Table 4 Complications of radioiodine

From: Radioiodine treatment for graves’ disease: a 10-year Australian cohort study

Complication

Number (%)

Worsening of pre-existing eye disease

1 (1.1%)

Severe eye disease requiring decompression

1 (1.1%)

Worsening of eye disease despite prophylactic glucocorticoids

0

Flare of clinically significant hyperthyroidism

8 (8.6%)

New onset eye disease

3 (3.3%)

Failure to achieve remission with single dose of RAI

19 (20.7%)