[Thyroid diseases and the dynamics of their development in those convalescing from acute radiation sickness].

Patternture was studied together with the time course of development of thyroid disorders in 81 patients who had survived acute radiation sickness (ARS) in 1986, 88 irradiated individuals with unconfirmed ARS diagnosis, and 365 control, by results of clinical and laboratory examination carried out in 1989-1993. Increase in the incidence of functional disorders, especially that of hypothyrosis in the irradiated subjects (4.97% to 6.82%) can be regarded as realization of thyroidal non-stochastic effects in the immediate postaccident period.