Goiter in Representational Art

Francesco Trimarchi, Enio Martino, Luigi Bartalena

Abstract


Goiter, defined as an enlargement of the thyroid gland, has been, since the origin of the human species, one of the most common non-communicable diseases. Because iodine is required for thyroid hormone synthesis, diffuse and/or nodular goiter, resulting from a persistent thyroid stimulation, represents the adaptive response to adverse environmental conditions, namely nutritional iodine deficiency. Endemic goiter, defined on a pure epidemiologic basis (i.e., a condition affecting more than 10% of the general population), was widely present in large parts of Europe and Mediterranean area as the predominant iodine deficiency disorder (IDD).

Keywords


Goiter-Representational, Art, Iodine,deficiency, Renaissance, Modern Art

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13129/1828-6550/APMB.110.2.2022.SD2

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