Subacute Thyroiditis in Children: Patient Report and Review of the Literature
Autor: | Yuriko Katsushima, Kazuie Iinuma, Ikuma Fujiwara, Eishin Ogawa |
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Rok vydání: | 2003 |
Předmět: |
Thyroid Hormones
endocrine system Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics endocrine system diseases Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Pain Thyroid Function Tests Thyroid function tests Thyroiditis Diagnosis Differential Lesion Endocrinology medicine Humans Leukocytosis Child Thyroiditis Subacute Subacute thyroiditis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Anti-Inflammatory Agents Non-Steroidal medicine.disease C-Reactive Protein Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom Ultrasonography business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 16 |
ISSN: | 2191-0251 0334-018X |
Popis: | Subacute thyroiditis is extremely rare during childhood. We treated a 10 year-old prepubertal girl who presented with typical clinical features of subacute thyroiditis. Considering this case and previous reports in children, we characterized the clinical features of this disorder as it occurs in childhood. In contrast to the predominance of subacute thyroiditis in adults, the incidence of subacute thyroiditis is lower than that of acute suppurative thyroiditis in children. This may cause difficulty with differential diagnosis, particularly when leukocytosis is present or the lesion is localized to the left lobe. Ultrasonography can be helpful in differentiation. |
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