Diseases

Subacute Thyroiditis

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.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

27 entry terms
  • De Quervain Thyroiditis
  • Giant Cell Thyroiditis
  • Granulomatous Thyroiditis
  • Subacute Nonsuppurative Thyroiditis
  • Subacute Painful Thyroiditis
  • Thyroiditis, Subacute
  • Cell Thyroiditides, Giant
  • Cell Thyroiditis, Giant
  • Giant Cell Thyroiditides
  • Granulomatous Thyroiditides
  • Nonsuppurative Thyroiditides, Subacute
  • Nonsuppurative Thyroiditis, Subacute
  • Painful Thyroiditides, Subacute
  • Painful Thyroiditis, Subacute
  • Subacute Nonsuppurative Thyroiditides
  • Subacute Painful Thyroiditides
  • Subacute Thyroiditides
  • Thyroiditides, Giant Cell
  • Thyroiditides, Granulomatous
  • Thyroiditides, Subacute
  • Thyroiditides, Subacute Nonsuppurative
  • Thyroiditides, Subacute Painful
  • Thyroiditis, De Quervain
  • Thyroiditis, Giant Cell
  • Thyroiditis, Granulomatous
  • Thyroiditis, Subacute Nonsuppurative
  • Thyroiditis, Subacute Painful

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term DE QUERVAIN THYROIDITIS with DE QUERVAIN DISEASE

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History Note

87

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Previous Indexing

  • Thyroiditis (1966-1986)

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  1. C19w.874w.871w.900w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Subacute Thyroiditis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013968. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013968
  2. Subacute Thyroiditis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subacute_thyroiditis
  3. Subacute Thyroiditis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4368173