title: Lymphocytic thyroiditis presenting as a unilateral painful goitre.
abstract: Lymphocytic thyroiditis is a rare cause of painful goitre. An unusual case of lymphocytic thyroiditis causing unilateral severe pain of the thyroid not responding to medical treatment is presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sulimani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery