前民主德国于1985～1986年间开始进行碘预防措施,但仍存在中等程度的碘缺乏及地方性甲状腺肿。因此,甲肿的治疗仍是个问题。已经表明口服碘、甲状腺素及二者联合使用对青年人是有效的。在有对照的临床试验中,甲状腺缩小最明显的时期发生在治疗的第1个月。虽然推荐在儿童中使用碘化 Former Democracy Germany began iodine prophylaxis between 1985 and 1986, but there was still a moderate level of iodine deficiency and endemic goiter. Therefore, the treatment of children is still a problem. It has been shown that oral iodine, thyroxine, and a combination of the two are effective for young people. In controlled clinical trials, the most obvious period of thyroid shrinkage occurred in the first month of treatment. Although Iodine is recommended for use in children