Meet the editor

Prof. Neeraj Kumar Agrawal, DM (Endocrinology) is a Professor in the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has clinical and research training in endocrinology and metabolism. He completed his DM course (Endocrinology) (post-doctoral) in 2000 and since then has been actively involved in teaching and training in the subspeciality. He has keen

interest in reproductive endocrinology and adolescent endocrinology, diabetes, and thyroid disorders. He has published over 95 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has edited a book on "Thyroid Hormone" and "Debatable Topics in PCOS Patients". He is an examiner to training centres of endocrinology. He is actively involved in the Endocrine Society of India and is a speaker in annual conferences.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

**Preface III**

Overview **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Goitrous Hypothyroidism **13**

**Chapter 2 15**

**Chapter 3 27**

**Chapter 4 47**

**Chapter 5 59**

Nodular Goiter **79**

**Chapter 6 81**

**Chapter 7 99**

*by Dhananjaya Melkunte Shanthaiah, Piyush Gupta and Neeraj Kumar Agrawal*

Autoimmune Basis of Sub Clinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy

Mathematical Modeling of Thyroid Size and Hypothyroidism

Prevention and Treatment of Iodine-Induced Thyrotoxicosis

*by Madhukar Mittal, Vanishri Ganakumar, Ravindra Shukla* 

Goiter: Overview of Aetiopathogenesis and Therapy

*by Prakruti Dash and Rajlaxmi Tiwari*

in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis *by Balamurugan Pandiyan*

*by Melinda Kolcsár and Zsolt Gáll*

*and Mahendra Kumar Garg*

Multinodular Goiter *by Sanjay Saran*

Thyroid Nodule: Approach and Management

Hyperthyroidism *by Rushikesh Maheshwari*

**Section 3**
