[Drug therapy of Basedow's disease. Long term functional results (302 cases)].

302 cases of Graves' disease were treated with a single course of antithyroid drugs and followed during 2 to 15 years. 71% of the patients showed a prolonged remission, 27,1% recurred and 1.9% were hypothyroid. Considering the yearly incidence of the recurrencies, the risk of a recurrency estimated 14 years after the treatment was 35% (cumulative incidence). Among the factors studied, hyperthyroidism of short duration seemed to correlate with a prolonged remission.