Cardozo L J, Viegas O A
Trop Geogr Med. 1974 Sep;26(3):261-4.
A five-year retrospective study of thyroid disease in an Uganda hospital shows that about 67% of cases are due to goitrous hyperplasia, with colloid diffuse goitre twice as common as nodular goitre. It also notes that goitre rates in neighbouring countries are high, and suggests that a survey to assess its prevalence in Uganda is necessary. I deficiency as an etiological factor and the advantage of a national salt iodization programme are discussed. The rising incidence of thyrotoxicosis (11.4%) is in keeping with its increasing frequency elsewhere in Africa. The incidence of neoplastic diseases of the thyroid is low. Chronic thyroiditis was not seen.
乌干达一家医院对甲状腺疾病进行的一项为期五年的回顾性研究表明，约67%的病例是由甲状腺肿性增生引起的，其中弥漫性胶质性甲状腺肿的发病率是结节性甲状腺肿的两倍。该研究还指出，邻国的甲状腺肿发病率很高，并建议有必要在乌干达进行一项调查以评估其患病率。文中讨论了碘缺乏作为一个病因因素以及全国食盐碘化计划的优势。甲状腺毒症发病率的上升（11.4%）与非洲其他地区发病率的增加一致。甲状腺肿瘤性疾病的发病率较低。未发现慢性甲状腺炎。
