TY - JOUR
T1 - Lesson of the month 1
T2 - Subacute thyroiditis: A rare cause of fever of unknown origin
AU - Bahowairath, Fatima Amar
AU - Woodhouse, Nicholas
AU - Hussain, Samir
AU - Busaidi, Mujahid Al
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is sometimes a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians. Endocrine causes reported in the literature include subacute thyroiditis, thyrotoxicosis, adrenal insufficiency and pheochromocytoma. Among these, subacute thyroiditis is often overlooked as it can occasionally lack typical symptoms. This case illustrates the fact that subacute thyroiditis should be considered as a possible cause of fever even if signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism and thyroid tenderness are absent.
AB - Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is sometimes a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians. Endocrine causes reported in the literature include subacute thyroiditis, thyrotoxicosis, adrenal insufficiency and pheochromocytoma. Among these, subacute thyroiditis is often overlooked as it can occasionally lack typical symptoms. This case illustrates the fact that subacute thyroiditis should be considered as a possible cause of fever even if signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism and thyroid tenderness are absent.
KW - Fever of unknown origin
KW - Fuo
KW - Gallium scan
KW - Thyroiditis
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U2 - 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-1-86
DO - 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-1-86
M3 - Article
C2 - 28148588
AN - SCOPUS:85016034928
SN - 1470-2118
VL - 17
SP - 86
EP - 87
JO - Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London
JF - Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London
IS - 1
ER -