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ea0037ep1261 | Clinical Cases–Thyroid/Other | ECE2015

Atypical subacute thyroiditis

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...