Hashimoto's thyroiditis simulating De Quervain's thyroiditis.
A 13-year-old adolescent girl with Hashimoto's thyroiditis presented with a painful, diffuse goiter. The clinical features simulated those of subacute, or De Quervain's, thyroiditis. The markedly elevated titers of thyroid antibodies together with clinical and biochemical evidence of hypothyroidism resulted in a diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis with a subacute exacerbation.
Leung
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000276:immunology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013968:Thyroiditis, Subacute / Q000175:diagnosis*
D001323:Autoantibodies