Disease or Syndrome
subacute thyroiditis
sub·a·cute thy·roid·i·tis [ suhb-uh-kyoot thahy-roi-dahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Thyroiditis
Also called:
de Quervain Thyroiditis; Giant Cell Thyroiditis; Granulomatous Thyroiditis
Definitions related to subacute thyroiditis:
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A painful version of thyroid inflammation caused by viral infection. Symptoms are flu-like and include fever, muscle aches and pains, and a painful, swollen thyroid gland. Also known as de Quervain's thyroiditis.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Self-limited thyroiditis presumed to be caused by a viral infection.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Subacute thyroiditis characterized clinically by pain and tenderness of the thyroid gland and histologically by multinucleated giant-cell granulomas.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(thyroiditis, subacute) Spontaneously remitting inflammatory condition of the THYROID GLAND, characterized by FEVER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SORE THROAT; severe thyroid PAIN; and an enlarged damaged gland containing GIANT CELLS. The disease frequently follows a viral infection.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(subacute granulomatous thyroiditis) Self-limited inflammation of the thyroid gland characterized by the presence of multinucleated giant cells. Patients present with neck pain, often associated with fever and dysphagia. The clinical course includes an initial phase of hyperthyroidism, followed by a phase of hypothyroidism, and eventually a return to normal thyroid function.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Subacute thyroiditis is an acute inflammatory disease of the thyroid probably caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever and thyroid tenderness. Initial hyperthyroidism is common, sometimes followed by a transient period of hypothyroidism. Diagnosis is clinical and with thyroid function tests. Treatment is with high doses of nonsteroidal...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Subacute thyroiditis is a self-limited thyroid condition associated with a triphasic clinical course of hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and return to normal thyroid function. Subacute thyroiditis may be responsible for 15-20% of patients presenting with thyrotoxicosis and 10% of patients presenting with hypothyroidism.WebMD, 2019
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Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis is a self-limited inflammation of the thyroid gland. It is associated with a triphasic clinical course that lasts for a few weeks to many months, characterized by transient thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, and then a return to normal thyroid function in >90% of patients. The initial thyrotoxic phase is...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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Granulomatous thyroiditis, inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland, of unknown but presumably viral origin. It may persist from several weeks to a few months but subsides spontaneously. The disease most frequently occurs in women. The thyroid gland becomes enlarged, and most patients complain of...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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