Subacute thyroiditis following COVID-19 infection

Subacute thyroiditis associated with Chlamydia psittaci infection.

A patient presenting with subacute thyroiditis who had evidence of chlamydial infection is reported.

Subacute (de Quervain's) thyroiditis.

Figure 1. Intermediate-power microscopy shows the eosinophilic colloid-filled follicles at the periphery. In many follicles in the center, the epithelium has been replaced by the inflammatory reaction and the colloid is reduced or absent. Microabscess formation with foreign-body-type giant cells can be seen. Figure 2. A: The colloid is engulfed by the ring of foreign-body-type giant cells with ...

Subacute painful thyroiditis accompanied by scrub typhus infection.

Subacute painful thyroiditis occurs in association with viral infections [1, 2]. It has been proposed that many viruses are involved in its pathogenesis, and they include coxsackie, influenza, adenoviruses, and echoviruses. So far, however, no studies have reported the relationship between subacute painful thyroiditis and scrub typhus infection. We experienced two cases of subacute painful thyr...

Nutrition and Infection with COVID-19

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.