Introduction: Endemic goiter and cretinism in both highlands and Amazon jungle regions have been recognized in Peruvian history, because of the permanent natural iodine deficiency in these areas, and both conditions received little attention. New research studies initiated in the 60s proved the persistence of severe iodine deficiency, and also that this deficiency is a cause of preventable brain damage, so a program for controlling iodine deficiency disorders was created in 1983, and it was fully implemented in 1986.Material and method: The strategic action plan of the program included immediate protection of the population at high risk with the use of iodized oil and a progressive increase in production, quality and consumption of iodized salt. At the same time a well-trained and motivated national network was developed, with the support of an intensive communication program, ...

Introduction: Endemic goiter and cretinism in both highlands and Amazon jungle regions have been recognized in Peruvian history, because of the permanent natural iodine deficiency in these areas, and both conditions received little attention. New research studies initiated in the 60s proved the persistence of severe iodine deficiency, and also that this deficiency is a cause of preventable brain damage, so a program for controlling iodine deficiency disorders was created in 1983, and it was fully implemented in 1986.Material and method: The strategic action plan of the program included immediate protection of the population at high risk with the use of iodized oil and a progressive increase in production, quality and consumption of iodized salt. At the same time a well-trained and motivated national network was developed, with the support of an intensive communication program, ...

Objetivo: Determinar el control glicémico y otros factores asociados a presencia de nódulo tiroideo en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2). Material y métodos: Estudio prospectivo de casos y controles, pareados 1 a 1, según edad, sexo y hábito tabáquico. Se reclutaron pacientes con DM2 del Consultorio de Endocrinología del Hospital Cayetano Heredia, se realizó una evaluación clínica, exámenes de laboratorio y ecografía tiroidea, identificando pacientes con DM2 con nódulo y sin nódulo tiroideo. La asociación se evaluó calculando Odds ratios (OR) mediante técnicas de regresión logística multivariada condicional. Resultados: Se obtuvo 83 pacientes con DM2 y nódulo tiroideo; y 83 pacientes con DM2 sin nódulo tiroideo. Los factores de riesgo asociados a presencia de nódulo tiroideo en pacientes con DM2 fueron hemoglobina glicosilada, TSH e IMC, con puntos de cor...