ea0049ep1281 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017
Sema Deniz
, Celikmen Maktav
, Ozdemir Ali
Background: Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a transient inflammatory, probably viral disease of the thyroid gland. It is clinically characterized by pain, fever, increased erythyrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or other markers of inflammation, transient thyrotoxicosis, and has a tendency to recur. In most cases, in addition to the clinical features, scintigraphy and ultrasound may support the diagnosis of SAT. However, in the present case, SAT with an atypical thyroid 99m</...