Diagnosis of hyperthyroidism in patients with thyroiditis: a case study.
A diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis can be difficult to make in the early stages of disease, especially when patients present with symptoms of a hyperthyroid state that are nonspecific and mild. Using three case histories, the authors demonstrate how an early diagnosis of thyroiditis was made in these patients.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis; D013968:Thyroiditis, Subacute / Q000175:diagnosis*