Lesson of the month 1: Subacute thyroiditis: a rare cause of fever of unknown origin
- 1 February 2017
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Elsevier BV in Clinical Medicine
- Vol. 17 (1), 86-87
- https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-1-86
Abstract
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.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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