Recurrent Subacute Thyroiditis Lacking Diagnostic Imaging Features: Atypical Scenario
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Atypical presentation of subacute thyroiditis.
Subacute thyroiditis is extremely rare during the first decade of life. We describe a case of subacute thyroiditis in a 2 year old child whose initial clinical, sonographic, and radioisotopic features were indistinguishable from acute suppurative thyroiditis. The diagnosis was established by a raised antibody titre against adenovirus and typical increased thyroid function tests.
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عنوان ژورنال: AACE Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2376-0605
DOI: 10.4158/ep161282.cr