Subacute thyroiditis in children: patient report and review of the literature.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
; 16(6): 897-900, 2003.
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| ID: mdl-12948304
ABSTRACT
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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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tireoidite Subaguda
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Child
/
Female
/
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article