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.
Department of Pediatrics B, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013968:Thyroiditis, Subacute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000175:diagnosis*