Is There a Role for Antithyroid Drug Therapy in Patients with TMNG or TA?R49. The task force suggests that long-term methimazole treatment of TMNG or TA be avoided, except in some elderly or otherwise ill patients with limited longevity who are able to be monitored regularly, and in patients who prefer this option. 2/+00How Should GD Be Managed in Children and Adolescents?R50. Children with GD should be treated with methimazole, 131I therapy, or thyroidectomy. 131I therapy should be avoided in very young children (<5 years). 131I therapy in patients between 5 and 10 years of age is acceptable if the calculated 131I administered activity is <10 mCi. 131I therapy in patients older than 10 years of age is acceptable if the activity is >150 µCi/g of thyroid tissue. Thyroidectomy should be chosen when definitive therapy is required, the child is too young for 131I, and surgery can be performed by a high-volume thyroid surgeon. 1/++0If Antithyroid Drugs Are Chosen as Initial Management of GD in Children, How Should the Therapy Be Managed?
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