Localized subacute thyroiditis presenting as a painful hot nodule
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Localized subacute thyroiditis presenting as a painful hot nodule
BACKGROUND A diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis is readily considered when patients present with a particular set of typical clinical characteristics. Subacute thyroiditis sometimes presents as a solitary cold nodule; however, the presence of a hot nodule in patients with subacute thyroiditis is exceedingly rare. CASE PRESENTATION Here, the case of a 57-year-old woman complaining of pain in th...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Endocrine Disorders
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1472-6823
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6823-14-4