The role of trace elements in the development of thyroid disease

The study of trace element status in diffuse toxic goiter appropriate, depending on the functional activity of the thyroid gland. Investigated a number of elements that are "goitrogenic" or "strumogen" factors - the essential trace elements such as selenium, cobalt, copper, manganese and others. The study included 51 pa-tients with diffuse toxic goiter. The survey included: general clinical research study of thyroid status, study trace element status (determination of the content in the hair of patients with iron, selenium, manganese, co-balt, copper, zinc). The studies revealed deficiency of trace elements (iron, manganese, cobalt, copper, zinc) in diffuse toxic goiter, as well as the ability of hair to reflect long-term trends in trace element status of the body allow us to consider the above micronutrient deficiency as a risk factor for diffuse toxic goiter.