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ea0029p419 | Clinical case reports - Thyroid/Others | ICEECE2012

Subacute or hashimoto thyroiditis? a diagnostic dilemma: case report

Popovici R. , Ciobanu D. , Ionescu L. , Idriceanu J. , Vasiliu I. , Potorac I. , Bivoleanu E. , Cristea C. , Mogos V. , Vulpoi C.

Introduction: Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is characterized by cervical pain. Rarely, other thyroid diseases, like Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), may be associated with cervical pain, leading to confusions with SAT. We report a particular case of painful goitre.Case report: D Maria, 50 years old, presented with cervical pain, low grade fever, inflammatory syndrome (ESR=132 mm/1 h), and was diagnosed with SAT. Thyroid function was normal. Ultrasound (US...