[Acute thyroiditis].
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.
Paiva
S
S
Serviço de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra.
Bastos
M
M
Gomes
L
L
Durão
A
A
Moreira
A
A
Barros
L
L
Rodrigues
D
D
Ruas
L
L
Ribeiro
C
C
Rodrigues
F
F
Paiva
I
I
Fagulha
A
A
Carrilho
F
F
Geraldes
E
E
Carvalheiro
M
M
Ruas
M M A
MM
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy