De Quervain’s Thyroiditis (sub-acute thyroiditis)

Authors

  • G Nabi Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, ZH Sikder Womens Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • NMW Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, ZH Sikder Womens Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • MAK Azad Associate Professor, Department of ENT, ZH Sikder Womens Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • M Hassan Lecturer, Department of Physiology, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • M Bonik Intern, Department of Medicine, ZH Sikder Womens Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/mediscope.v4i1.34378

Keywords:

De Quervian’s thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, inflammation

Abstract

Inflammatory diseases of the thyroid can be classified into three broad categories: acute, subacute and chronic thyroiditis. Subacute disease includes granulomatous or De Quervains thyroiditis and lymphocytic thyroiditis or silent thyroiditis. The gland swells up and is very painful and tender. As thyroid hormones are discharged into the blood, patient becomes hyperthyroid clinically but the gland cannot take up iodine so the radioactive iodine uptake is very low. The hyperthyroidism generally resolves after a few weeks. The relief of pain by giving NSAID or steroids in this condition is so dramatic as to be almost diagnostic. A 40 year old man, hailing from Nawabganj, Dhaka was diagnosed as De Quervains thyroiditis and treated successfully. In this report, the case condition, procedures of diagnosis and treatment are reported in details.

Mediscope Vol. 4, No. 1: Jan 2017, Page 35-37

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Published

2017-10-22

How to Cite

Nabi, G., Rahman, N., Azad, M., Hassan, M., & Bonik, M. (2017). De Quervain’s Thyroiditis (sub-acute thyroiditis). Mediscope, 4(1), 35–37. https://doi.org/10.3329/mediscope.v4i1.34378

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Case Reports

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