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J Clin Oncol 2018 Jun 15:JCO2017773184. Epub 2018 Jun 15.

Jinhyun Cho, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon; Hae Su Kim, Veterans Health Service Medical Center; Bo Mi Ku, Yoon-La Choi, Joungho Han, Jong-Mu Sun, Se-Hoon Lee, Jin Seok Ahn, Keunchil Park, and Myung-Ju Ahn, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Korea; and Razvan Cristescu, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA.

Purpose Limited treatment options exist for patients with thymic epithelial tumor (TET) whose disease progresses after platinum-based chemotherapy. We conducted a phase II study of pembrolizumab in patients with TET to evaluate its efficacy and safety. Methods Patients with histologically confirmed TET whose disease progressed after at least one line of platinum-based chemotherapy were eligible for the study. Read More

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep 2018 Jan-Dec;6:2324709618778709. Epub 2018 May 25.

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA.

Thyroid abscess is an uncommon infectious pathology. The thyroid is highly resistant to infection due to high iodine content, capsular encasement, and rich vascularity. Acute suppurative thyroiditis represents <1% of thyroid diseases that could potentially become a life-threatening endocrine emergency. Read More

Case Rep Med 2018 26;2018:5098712. Epub 2018 Mar 26.

Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.

Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is an uncommon, potentially life-threatening cause of a rapidly enlarging neck mass. It may present similarly to subacute thyroiditis, a relatively benign and self-limiting condition. We report a case of AST in an adult intravenous (IV) drug user with a preexisting goiter who presented with a left forearm abscess that grew methicillin-sensitive . Read More

Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 May;53(5):381-384

Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Kunming Children's Hospital; Head and Neck Disease Treatment Center, Kunming 650228, China.

To discuss the misdiagnosis of pyriform sinus fistula and to better understand this kind of illness. The analysis was based on twenty-eight patients with congenital pyriform sinus fistula aged from 11 months to 14 years, with the median age of 5 years, and who were surgically treated from January 2013 to January 2017 in Kunming Children's Hospital.Twenty patients were misdiagnosed in other hospital. Read More

Lakartidningen 2018 Apr 13;115. Epub 2018 Apr 13.

Skanes universitetssjukhus Malmo - Department of Endocrinology Malmo, Sweden Skanes universitetssjukhus Malmo - Department of Endocrinology Malmo, Sweden.

Subacute thyroiditis is a common inflammatory disorder of the thyroid gland, possibly of viral etiology, that typically presents with neck pain, fever and tenderness on palpation of the thyroid gland. Graves' disease is an autoimmune thyroid disorder caused by stimulation of the thyroid gland by thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb). The development of Graves´ disease and subacute thyroiditis simultaneously is an uncommon condition and only a few cases have been reported. Read More

Clin Imaging 2018 May - Jun;49:187-192. Epub 2018 Mar 29.

Department of Ultrasonography, Baoji Central Hospital, Baoji 721008, China.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to discuss the value of ultrasound-based shear wave™ elastography (SWE) in diffuse thyroid disease (DTD).

Method: Thyroid stiffness in 154 patients with DTD and 30 normal subjects was measured by SWE. The serum indicators of all subjects were detected. Read More

Recent Pat Endocr Metab Immune Drug Discov 2018 Mar 26. Epub 2018 Mar 26.

Departments of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, and Oncology, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. Canada.

Background: Uncontrolled thyrotoxicosis, especially in early infancy, may cause irreversible damage to the central nervous system as well as profound effects on the function of many organs. Thyrotoxicosis has multiple etiologies and treatment depends on the underlying etiology. An accurate diagnosis is essential so that appropriate treatment can be initiated without undue delay. Read More

J Med Case Rep 2018 Feb 23;12(1):51. Epub 2018 Feb 23.

Department of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Background: Pyrexia of unknown origin is a difficult and challenging problem for the physician. Endocrine disorders, such as subacute thyroiditis, rarely present with pyrexia of unknown origin. Subacute thyroiditis can have a broad spectrum of clinical presentations including fever and biochemical thyrotoxicosis without overt signs or symptoms. Read More

Int J Dermatol 2018 Jul 20;57(7):869-871. Epub 2018 Feb 20.

Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Head Neck Pathol 2018 Feb 9. Epub 2018 Feb 9.

Department of Anatomic Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA.

Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a self-limiting inflammatory condition of the thyroid gland in which multinucleated giant cells constitute a key histological finding. SAT is generally a clinical diagnosis and consequently its histological features are rarely encountered by pathologist. Herein, we present a case that exemplifies the characteristic clinical and pathological features of this entity. Read More

Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2018 Feb 17;52(1):82-84. Epub 2016 Oct 17.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, 895, Muwang-ro, Iksan, 54538 Republic of Korea.

F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is a highly influential radiotracer that provides valuable information in many cancer types. However, the normal biodistribution of F-18 FDG is often variable and can be altered by intrinsic or iatrogenic factors. We report a case of diffuse symmetrically increased skeletal muscle uptake and relatively decreased hepatic uptake on F-18 FDG PET/CT in a 57-year-old female with pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Read More

J Clin Ultrasound 2018 Jan 8. Epub 2018 Jan 8.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea.

Amyloid goiter (AG) is defined as the diffuse enlargement of the thyroid gland resulting from extensive amyloid deposition. Imaging findings in AG may vary depending on the amount of amyloid and fat deposition. A few case reports of AG with clinically subacute thyroiditis (SAT)-like syndrome have been published. Read More

Ann Clin Lab Sci 2017 Sep;47(5):620-624

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Background: Granulomatous disease in the thyroid gland has been linked to viral, bacterial and autoimmune etiologies. The most common granulomatous disease of the thyroid is subacute granulomatous thyroiditis, which is presumed to have a viral or post-viral inflammatory cause. Bacterial etiologies include tuberculosis, actinomycosis, and nocardiosis, but are extremely rare. Read More

J Clin Diagn Res 2017 Aug 1;11(8):EC09-EC11. Epub 2017 Aug 1.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, SMIMS, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.

Introduction: De Quervain's Thyroiditis (DQT) is a self limiting inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland that presents with pain and sore throat. Although the diagnosis is usually made clinically, Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) may provide assistance, particularly in excluding other thyroid lesions.

Aim: The objective of this study was to reveal the cytological characteristics of DQT. Read More

Orv Hetil 2017 Oct;158(39):1550-1554

I. Belgyógyászati Osztály, Pest Megyei Flór Ferenc Kórház Kistarcsa, Semmelweis tér 1., 2143.

65 years old male patient received 4 mg/day methylprednisolone baseline therapy and 50 mg/week etanercept treatment for 5 years due to rheumatoid arthritis. The patient experienced pain in neck, and developed weakness, fever and dysphagia. He had normal blood count but accelerated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (88 mm/hour), elevated CRP (49. Read More

Clin Lab 2017 Sep;63(9):1487-1492

Background: Platelet parameters have been studied in many diseases. This study explored the changes of mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet count (PLT) in subacute thyroiditis (SAT).

Methods: We retrospectively studied 44 patients with SAT and 45 healthy individuals. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Jul;96(30):e7535

aPET Imaging Center, Asahi General Hospital bDepartment of Clinical Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba cDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo dDepartment of Radiology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan.

Background: In addition to its established role in oncologic imaging, F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) is useful for the assessment of inflammatory activity. However, subacute thyroiditis (SAT) in thyrotoxicosis is rarely detected during these scans.

Case: A 66-year-old man with SAT in thyrotoxicosis demonstrated symptoms of transient fatigue, headache, and fever, without typical neck pain. Read More

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2017 Sep 18;126(9):625-633. Epub 2017 Jul 18.

1 Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of ultrasonography (US) patterns based on the 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines for malignancy in atypia of undetermined significance or follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS) nodules.

Methods: From January 2014 to August 2015, 133 thyroid nodules that were initially diagnosed as AUS/FLUS on fine needle aspiration (FNA) were included in this study. Each nodule was assigned a category with US patterns defined by the ATA guidelines. Read More

J Med Ultrason (2001) 2018 Jan 27;45(1):81-87. Epub 2017 Jun 27.

Department of Radiological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.

Purpose: The incidences of perithyroidal lymph nodes (PTLNs) in benign thyroid diseases were investigated.

Methods: A total of 108 patients were divided into 36 with benign thyroid nodules, 33 with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, 14 with Graves' disease, 10 with hypothyroidism of undetermined etiology, nine with silent thyroiditis, and six with subacute thyroiditis. We assessed the relationships among PTLNs and these groups, thyroid volume, thyroid parenchyma echogenicity, and anti-thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor, anti-thyroglobulin, and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TRAb, TgAb, and TPOAb). Read More

Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2017 Apr-Jun;60(2):282-284

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India.

Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is an uncommon condition, in the patients with preexisting thyroid disease or immunosuppression. The most common cause of AST is bacterial, and the most common bacteria are Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella species. Due to various complications such as septicemia, septic thrombophlebitis, necrotizing mediastinitis, or pericarditis, prompt diagnosis and treatment are the keys to reduce mortality and morbidity. Read More

Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2017 Jun 24;51(2):169-177. Epub 2016 Nov 24.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine/Hospital, 130 Dongdeok-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea 700-721.

Purpose: Although Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is the most common disease causing xerostomia, autoimmune thyroid diseases can also affect the salivary glands. The aim of our study was to estimate the prevalence of thyroid diseases (TD) in subjects with symptoms of xerostomia and evaluate the efficacy of salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS) in the detection of TD in patients with SS and without SS.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the SGS findings of 173 subjects (men:women, 29:144) with symptoms of xerostomia. Read More

Int J Surg Case Rep 2017 8;33:112-114. Epub 2017 Apr 8.

Bioscience Center, Goran Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq; Faculty of Science and Health, Clinical Psychology Department, Koya University, Danyal Mitran Street, Koya, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Introduction: Subacute thyroiditis is a self-limited, inflammatory viral thyroid disease which presents with neck pain, usually accompanied by systemic symptoms. On the other hand, thyroid storm is a clinical condition of severe sudden hyperthyroidism accompanied by physiologic de-compensation. We presented a 29-year-old male with features of subacute thyroiditis and thyroid storm who is the third reported case managed by steroid, beta-blocker and analgesics. Read More

Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2017 Jan;37(8):540-542

Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

A 26-year-old Japanese woman presented with adrenal insufficiency, and treatment was started with cortisone and fludrocortisone in 1975. A few years later, she presented with hypoparathyroidism and was diagnosed with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS I), and treatment with calcium and alfacalcidol was started. She was found to have subacute thyroiditis and relative adrenal failure in 2006. Read More

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2016 24;7:150. Epub 2017 Jan 24.

Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Laura Schwarz-Kipp Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

The autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA), presented by Shoenfeld and Agmon-Levin in 2011, is an entity that incorporates diverse autoimmune conditions induced by the exposure to various adjuvants. Adjuvants are agents that entail the capability to induce immune reactions. Adjuvants are found in many vaccines and used mainly to increase the response to vaccination in the general population. Read More

Clin Med (Lond) 2017 Feb;17(1):86-87

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al Khod, Muscat, Oman.

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. Read More

Eur J Intern Med 2017 07 12;42:e5-e6. Epub 2016 Dec 12.

Nuclear Medicine, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy.

Joint Bone Spine 2017 Dec 4;84(6):745-746. Epub 2016 Nov 4.

Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France. Electronic address:

Ophthalmic Genet 2016 12 19;37(4):419-423. Epub 2016 Feb 19.

a Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine , Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague , Czech Republic.

Background: Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial encephalopathy, myopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndromes are mitochondrially inherited disorders characterized by acute visual failure and variable multiorgan system presentation, respectively.

Materials And Methods: A 12-year-old girl with otherwise unremarkable medical history presented with abrupt, painless loss of vision. Over the next few months, she developed moderate sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo, migraines, anhedonia and thyroiditis. Read More

J Clin Neurosci 2017 Jan 13;35:72-73. Epub 2016 Oct 13.

Yale School of Medicine, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, 800 Howard Avenue, New Haven, CT 06510, United States. Electronic address:

Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a rare, imprecisely defined autoimmune neurologic syndrome associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis that normally responds to corticosteroids. Here, we describe the case of a 55-year-old woman who presented with subacute cognitive decline and ataxia. Neoplastic, paraneoplastic, infectious, and metabolic etiologies were ruled out. Read More

Exp Ther Med 2016 Oct 22;12(4):2331-2335. Epub 2016 Aug 22.

Department of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510150, P.R. China.

Acute transverse myelitis is a rare manifestation of dengue infection. To the best of our knowledge, only 6 cases of acute transverse myelitis as a manifestation of dengue infection have been reported thus far. The present study described a case of acute transverse myelitis complicated with subacute thyroiditis 6 days after the onset of dengue viral infection. Read More

Endocrine 2017 Jan 29;55(1):209-214. Epub 2016 Sep 29.

Department of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Juntendo University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan.

Subacute thyroiditis is a transient inflammatory thyroid disease of unknown etiology. The primary goal for treatment is to mitigate inflammation. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the therapeutic effects of prednisolone and nonsteroidal anti-inflammation drugs in patients with subacute thyroiditis. Read More

Am J Otolaryngol 2016 Nov - Dec;37(6):534-537. Epub 2016 Aug 18.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Head and Neck Surgery, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address:

Background: de Quervain's thyroiditis is an inflammatory condition of the thyroid mostly treated medically, rarely requiring surgical treatment. We intend to review the surgical experience with de Quervain's thyroiditis at a tertiary cancer center over a period of 22years.

Methods: A retrospective review of medical records from 1992 to 2014 at a tertiary cancer center was performed and all patients with a histopathological diagnosis of de Quervain's thyroiditis were included. Read More

J Med Case Rep 2016 Sep 15;10(1):253. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP, UK.

Background: Interferon alpha is a widely used therapeutic agent in the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. Clinical thyroid disease is seen in nearly 15 % of patients receiving interferon alpha for hepatitis C virus infection. The mechanism of thyroid dysfunction with interferon alpha is either autoimmune or inflammatory. Read More

Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2016 Sep 8;10:69-72. Epub 2016 Aug 8.

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

Background: The measurement of free thyroid hormone, instead of the total form, is more commonly used in current practice. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the ratio of serum free triiodothyronine (FT3, pg/mL) to free thyroxine (FT4, ng/dL) for differentiating Graves' disease from subacute thyroiditis.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of thyrotoxic patients aged >15 years who had measurement of FT3, FT4 and thyrotropin on the first diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis before initiating treatment were retrospectively reviewed. Read More

Acta Chir Belg 2016 Oct 18;116(5):301-304. Epub 2016 Aug 18.

a Department of Endocrinology , CHU Dinant-Godinne , Yvoir , Belgium.

Typical presentation of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is an anterior neck pain radiating up to the jaw and ear, often associated with asthenia and fever. Biology shows hyperthyroidism and inflammation. The thyroid uptake is low at scintigraphy. Read More

Am J Med Sci 2016 Aug 29;352(2):224-6. Epub 2016 Apr 29.

Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address:

Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2016 Jul-Aug;26(4):248-50

Department of Pathology, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, 38010 Kocasinan, Kayseri, Turkey.

Subacute thyroiditis, which is most commonly observed after a viral infection and may heal spontaneously, is an inflammatory thyroid disease. The co-occurrence of subacute thyroiditis and papillary carcinoma is quite rare. A 58-year-old male patient who applied to our hospital with the complaints of sore throat and neck swelling was performed total thyroidectomy following physical examination, ultrasound, and laboratory analysis. Read More

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2016 06;26(6 Suppl):S33-4

Department of Internal Medicine, Temple University/ Conemaugh Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, PA, USA.

The majority of dengue viral infections are asymptomatic, though symptoms may range from self-limiting febrile illness to life threatening hemorrhagic manifestations. As the burden of disease is dramatically rising in recent years, more patients with atypical presentations and rare complications are increasingly reported. Dengue virus may rarely involve different organ systems including CNS, liver, and heart. Read More

J Ultrasound Med 2016 Aug 14;35(8):1653-9. Epub 2016 Jun 14.

Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the sonographic characteristics and interval changes of subacute thyroiditis using follow-up sonography.

Methods: From January 2008 to December 2014, 85 patients with clinically suspected subacute thyroiditis underwent sonographic examinations by a single radiologist. Subacute thyroiditis was confirmed on the basis of the clinical, sonographic, and cytohistopathologic findings. Read More

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2016 May;43(5):621-3

Dept. of Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Osaka National Hospital.

A 68-year-old woman who underwent distal pancreatectomy combined with resection of the celiac axis had an abdominal wall recurrence and resection 2 years after the first surgery. She was treated with S-1 at an outpatient clinic following the surgery. She returned to the clinic with a high fever after the S-1 administration and was diagnosed with febrile neutropenia. Read More

Diagn Cytopathol 2016 Aug 11;44(8):682-4. Epub 2016 May 11.

Department of Anatomic Pathology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.

Handb Clin Neurol 2016 ;133:247-67

Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address:

Autoimmune dementia and encephalopathies (ADE) are complex disorders that can cause immune-mediated cognitive deficits and have confusing nomenclature. Presentation varies from acute limbic encephalitis to subacute or chronic disorders of cognition mimicking neurodegenerative dementia. It may occur as a paraneoplastic phenomenon or an idiopathic autoimmune phenomenon. Read More

Iran J Radiol 2016 Jan 20;13(1):e27890. Epub 2016 Jan 20.

Department of Hospital Pathology, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

A 29-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented with palpitation and neck swelling. Initial sonography showed an ill-defined hypoechoic lesion in the right thyroid gland, mentioning subacute thyroiditis. The patient received conservative care for one week. Read More

Pathologe 2016 May;37(3):215-23

Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Deutschland.

This review article deals with the classification, clinical features and morphology of thyroiditis. These inflammatory diseases account for approximately 20 % of all thyroid diseases. The vast majority of cases of thyroiditis are of immunogenic origin while non-immunogenic thyroiditis (caused by pathogens or iatrogenic) is a rarity. Read More

Gulf J Oncolog 2016 Jan;1(20):45-50

Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Science, Hadhramout University, Hadhramout Province, Mukalla, Yemen.

Objective: To determine the histopathological pattern of thyroid diseases among patients in Hadhramout Province, Yemen Methods: A descriptive retrospective study was conducted at Ibn Sina Central Teaching Hospital, in Mukalla city, Hadhramout, Yemen between January 2007 and December 2012. Eight hundred and seventeen patients with thyropathy were included in this study diagnosed histologically by experienced pathologists using fine needle aspiration cytology. This was followed-up by postoperative pathological thyroid specimen study. Read More

Biomed Res Int 2016 3;2016:5187061. Epub 2016 Mar 3.

Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Tokai University, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.

The aim of this report was to review and summarize the literature on cases of concomitant inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and thyroid diseases. We included the following previous case reports of concomitant IBD and thyroid diseases: 16 cases of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Graves' disease (GD), 3 cases of Crohn's disease (CD) and GD, 10 cases of CD and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), 4 cases of IBD and subacute thyroiditis (SAT) or SAT-like symptoms, and 13 cases of IBD (12/13 cases were CD) and amyloid goiter. There might be no obvious differences of prevalence of thyroid dysfunction (hyper- or hypothyroidism), GD, and thyroid cancer between IBD patients and general populations. Read More

J Ultrasound Med 2016 May 28;35(5):1095-100. Epub 2016 Mar 28.

Department of Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.

The characteristic sonographic finding of subacute thyroiditis of a heterogeneous poorly defined hypoechoic area in the thyroid gland may mimic that of thyroid malignancy. This finding needs to be interpreted in the correct clinical context to avoid an unnecessary biopsy. We describe 3 patients who underwent thyroid biopsy on the basis of suspicious sonographic findings but who subsequently had a diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis. Read More

Vojnosanit Pregl 2016 Jan;73(1):21-5

Background/aim: The differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin (FUO) includes more than 200 different diseases and conditions. The aim of this study was to identify the most frequent causes of FUO among adult patients according to gender and age.

Methods: The study included 74 patients examined from June 2010 to June 2013 at the Infectious Disease Clinic, Clinical Center Kragujevac in Serbia, according to the defined criteria for FUO. Read More

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 2016 Jan;36(1):7-11

Objective: To compare the clinical effects between ginger-partition moxibustion combined with glucocorticoid and simple oral glucocorticoid for thyreoitis at subacute stage.

Methods: Eighty-one patients were randomly divided into an observation group (41 cases) and a control group (40 cases). In the observation group, ginger-partition moxibustion and hormone were applied. Read More

Case Rep Endocrinol 2016 28;2016:2915816. Epub 2016 Jan 28.

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 827 Linden Avenue, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

A 60-year-old woman presented with a neck mass and underwent fine needle aspiration of a left thyroid nodule. During this time, she had been injected with hCG for weight loss. Soon after, she developed rapid diffuse thyroid growth with pain. Read More