The advantage and risk of 131I treatment in hyperthyroidism combined with liver injury or blood cell reduction

At present, anti-thyroid drugs, radioactive iodine (131I) and surgical therapy were considered as the three major methods for hyperthyroidism therapy. With the acceptance of the safety of 131I therapy in hyperthyroidism, more and more patients become to choose it as their therapeutic method, especially the patients with liver injury or blood cell reduction complications. This paper summaries the advantages and risks of 131I therapy in this two special hyperthyroidism patients groups according to the recent paper and clinical practice. Key words: Graves disease; Hyperthyroidism; Brachytherapy; Liver diseases; Blood cell reduction