title: [Acute thyroiditis].
abstract: We review the pathophysiology, clinical features and therapy of acute thyroiditis. Four cases are reported stressing the role of fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis of this clinical entity.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durão
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ruas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fagulha
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carrilho
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geraldes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carvalheiro
authors.forename: M M A
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ruas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy