Atypical presentation of subacute thyroiditis.
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 63 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988