Preoperative Corticosteroids in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

Exclusion Criteria

• •* Pediatric patients \< 18
• •* Prior treatment with RAI
• •* Prior neck surgeries
• •* Known diagnosis of thyroid cancer
• •* Diabetic patients on medications
• •* A history of adverse reactions to corticosteroids.
• •* Patients on any immunosuppressive regimen (such as organ transplant patients or patients treated for other autoimmune conditions). This includes patients with recent history of steroid therapy, or a history of adverse reactions to corticosteroids.