Functional autonomy in endemic goiter

Abstract

Diagnostics and treatment of functional thyroid autonomy is more concerned with endocrinologists, however, the consequences of functional thyroid dysfunctions have to be faced by other medical specialists, primarily general pgactitioners and cardiologists, and often not months but years pass before the patient goes to the endocrinologist. We present 2 fairly typical cases of untimely diagnosis of functional autonomy from our clinical practice.