Should neck pain in a patient with Hashimoto′s thyroiditis be underestimated? A case and review of the literature

Should neck pain in a patient with Hashimoto′s thyroiditis be underestimated? A case and review of the literature

Hashimoto′s Thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune disease and the most frequent cause of hypothyroidism. Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) overlapping HT is a rare entity. A 69-year-old female patient with HT and multinodular goiter has been followed on levothyroxine replacement therapy for 7 years. She presen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Umut Mousa, Anil Cuneyd, Gursoy Alptekin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Acute exacerbation
de Quervain′s
Hashimoto′s thyroiditis
painful
subacute thyroiditis
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=3;spage=444;epage=446;aulast=Mousa

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