地方甲状腺肿的病因主要是缺碘,补给碘就能控制地方甲状腺肿和地方克汀病的发生。碘盐虽有良好的防治效果,但是加工、供应、保管等措施不易落实,据最近报告,碘盐也有引起甲亢的危险。(1,9)。Gunther J氏(2)第一次提出用碘油注射防治地方甲状腺肿。一九五七年由Mcc u llagh在巴布亚新几内亚用肌肉注射碘油防治 Local etiology is the main cause of iodine deficiency, iodine supply will be able to control local goiter and place cretinism. Although iodized salt has a good control effect, it is hard to implement such measures as processing, supply and custody. According to recent reports, iodized salt also poses the risk of hyperthyroidism. (1,9). Gunther J (2) for the first time proposed iodized oil injection prevention and treatment of local goiter. In 1957 Mcc u llagh in Papua New Guinea with intramuscular injection of iodized oil prevention and treatment