Abstract
The term thyroiditis comprises a group of thyroid diseases characterized by the presence of inflammation, including autoimmune and non-autoimmune entities. It may manifest as an acute illness with severe thyroid pain (subacute thyroiditis and infectious thyroiditis), and conditions in which the inflammation is not clinically evident evolving without pain and presenting primarily thyroid dysfunction and/or goiter (drug-induced thyroiditis and Riedel thyroiditis). The aim of this review is to provide an updated approach on non-autoimmune thyroiditis and its clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
Keywords:
Riedel thyroiditis; amiodarone-induced thyroiditis; subacute thyroiditis.
MeSH terms
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Amiodarone / adverse effects
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
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Chronic Disease
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
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Goiter / complications
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Humans
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Interferon-alpha / adverse effects
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Lithium Compounds / adverse effects
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Thyroiditis* / diagnosis
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Thyroiditis* / etiology
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Thyroiditis* / therapy
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Thyroiditis, Subacute / diagnosis
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Thyroiditis, Subacute / etiology
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Thyroiditis, Subacute / therapy
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Thyroiditis, Suppurative / diagnosis
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Thyroiditis, Suppurative / etiology
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Thyroiditis, Suppurative / therapy
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Glucocorticoids
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Interferon-alpha
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Lithium Compounds
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Amiodarone
Personal name as subject
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Fritz de Quervain
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Bernhard Riedel