ea0037ep1261 | Clinical Cases–Thyroid/Other | ECE2015
Yaylali Guzin Fidan
, Ok Zeynep Dundar
, Erturk Mehmet Sercan
, Akin Fulya
, Topsakal Senay
Introduction: A diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is readily suspected when patients present with a particular set of typical clinical and laboratory characteristics. We present a patient with atypical SAT who had no neck pain but presented with fever, and weight loss; had thyrotoxicosis with normal 99mTc uptake, and needed higher doses of steroids to resolve.Case report: A 57-year-old man presented with a fever (39 °C) of 2 month-durati...