Characterization of Patients with Marine-Lenhart Syndrome

Abstract

Introduction: Marine-Lenhart syndrome is a benign condition, defined by the coexistence of benign functional thyroid nodules in a patient with Graves' disease.

Objective: To characterize patients with Marine-Lenhart syndrome in the endocrinology consultation of the Pedro Díaz Coello health area in Holguín.

Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study was carried out in the Pedro Díaz Coello health area in Holguín, taking as a sample all patients with a diagnosis of Graves-Basedow disease, in the period from January to December 2019. The sample was made up of 34 patients. For statistical processing, the statistical package SPSS (version 25.0) was used. The number and percentage of the variables under study were determined.

Results: The predominant age group was 19 to 39 years old, the male sex was the most present, and the most represented skin color was white. Mixed nodules were the most predominant; thus, it was also found that the majority of them were negative, with iodine uptake¹³¹. Four patients met the diagnostic criteria used in the study, among which the female sex and the presence of mixed nodules predominated.

Conclusions: In Marine-Lenhart syndrome, one should think about the diagnosis of the patient's health status instead of seeing it as something strange or difficult.