Unwarranted assumption

[LEIDHOLDT.EDWIN@FORUM.VA.GOV]

In the ongoing thread on the risks of administering stable iodine to
protect the thyroid from damage from radioiodine, several people seem to
be equating an allergy to seafood with a reaction to iodine.  To me, this
seems an amazing leap of logic, although it is by no means the first nor
the worst that I have seen on Radsafe.  I have a physician friend who is
severely allergic to shellfish and yet does not suffer from sensitivity to
iodine.  Some reactions to seafood may be reactions to iodine, but some
are certainly not.
Ed Leidholdt
Leidholdt.Edwin@FORUM.VA.GOV
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