Influence of cigarette smoking on thyroid function, goiter formation and autoimmune thyroid disorders

Nikolaos Pontikides, Gerassimos E. Krassas

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Both smoking and thyroid dysfunction are frequent in the general population. Many studies have shown that cigarette smoking interferes with thyroid function and with the evolution of thyroid pathology (e.g. goiter formation and thyroid cancer development). Some studies have also suggested a significant correlation of Graves’ hyperthyroidism and Graves’ ophthalmopathy…