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(54) In 1863, Trousseau inadvertently used tincture of iodine successfully in a patient with exophthalmic goiter. (55) "In the course of October, 1863, I was consulted by a young married lady, who habitually resides in Paris.

He was against the use of iodine/iodide in exophthalmic goiter and all forms of hyperthyroidism.

Cowell and Mellanby in their 1925 publication (60) give a glimpse of Kocher's influence over the thyroidologists of that time, bordering on intimidation, "Kocher taught that the administration of potassium iodide must never be carried out in exophthalmic goiter, and on the whole, this advice has been taken.