thyroiditis

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Etiology

Epidemiology

  • thyroiditis is the most common thyroid abnormality encountered in clinical practice

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

Radiology

Management

* thionamides (methimazole & propylthiouracil) not useful because preformed thyroxine has already been released from the thyroid[2]

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References

  1. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 646-650
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 15, 16, 17, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2022
  3. Pearce EN, Farwell AP, Braverman LE. Thyroiditis. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jun 26;348(26):2646-55. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826640
  4. Sweeney LB, Stewart C, Gaitonde DY. Thyroiditis: an integrated approach. Am Fam Physician. 2014 Sep 15;90(6):389-96. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25251231 Free Article
  5. 5.0 5.1 NEJM Knowledge+