J Med Ultrason (2001) 2017 Jun 27. 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

Joint Bone Spine 2016 Nov 4. Epub 2016 Nov 4.

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

Ophthalmic Genet 2016 Dec 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

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

Hell J Nucl Med 2016 Jan-Apr;19(1):49-52. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

Woerma Road Economic Development Zone, Linyi People's Hospital of Economic Development Zone, Linyi, Shandong, China.

Objective: A 61 years old woman presented with low grade fever and weight loss for a month. Thyroid function tests showed hyperthyroidism: increased technetium-99m pertechnetate ((99m)Tc O(-)4) and radioiodine ((131)I) uptake and elevated thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibodies (TSHRAb). She also had high erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Read More

Hum Vaccin Immunother 2016 Apr 25;12(4):1033-4. Epub 2016 Jan 25.

c Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism , Keçiören Education and Research Hospital , Keçiören, Ankara , Turkey.

A peritoneal dialysis patient who experienced a repeating attack after a vaccination for influenza while she was being followed and treated succesfully for subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is presented. This case shows SAT as a rare condition following vaccination.. Read More

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Dec 15;67(4):403-6. Epub 2015 Sep 15.

Ekopath Metropolis Lab Services Pvt. Ltd., First floor, Sikaria Building, Christian Basti, G.S. Road., Guwahati, Assam 781005 India.

Definite clinico-cytological criterion is outlined for thyroid lesions. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) makes it easier to segregate cases of thyroiditis (Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis/Hashimoto's thyroiditis-CLT/HT, and subacute thyroiditis-SAT) from other benign and malignant lesions of thyroid. The study was done for a period of 5½ years at a diagnostic centre in Guwahati. Read More

Hell J Nucl Med 2015 Sep-Dec;18 Suppl 1:155-9

Department of Rheumatology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende, Ruddershove 10, B-8000 Brugge, Belgium.

Objective: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic mass-forming fibro-inflammatory condition which can affect nearly every organ system. Its pathophysiology remains incompletely understood, but affected tissues are characterized by a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate rich in IgG4-positive plasma cells which cause chronic inflammation, storiform fibrosis and phlebitis. These findings on histopathological specimens are considered the gold standard for the diagnosis. Read More

Semergen 2016 Oct 3;42(7):493-495. Epub 2015 Dec 3.

Centro de Salud Los Alpes, Madrid, España.

Acta Med Iran 2015 Oct;53(10):659-62

Department of Medicine, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria.

Mitochondrial disorders (MIDs) require biochemical or genetic investigations for being diagnosed. In some cases, however, the diagnosis can be suspected upon the syndromic phenotype or upon clinical presentation and family history, as in the following case. The patient was a 74-year-old male admitted for worsening of pre-existing left-sided ptosis and ophthalmoparesis after a birthday party. Read More

Eur Thyroid J 2015 Sep 18;4(3):197-200. Epub 2015 Jul 18.

Department of Endocrinology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden ; Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Background: The development of Graves' disease (GD) after subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is very rare and only a limited number of cases have been reported.

Objectives: Here, we report a patient with SAT followed by hypothyroidism and later GD, with ophthalmopathy, occurring 11 years after SAT.

Conclusion: This case illustrates the appearance of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor antibodies in a female 1 year after SAT, the development of hypothyroidism requiring thyroxine, and later the occurrence of GD with severe ophthalmopathy, 11 years after SAT. Read More

J Clin Diagn Res 2015 Sep 1;9(9):MC01-3. Epub 2015 Sep 1.

Associate Professor, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Manipal College of Medical Sciences , Phulbari, Pokhara, Nepal .

Introduction: Thyroiditis is a disorder that involves inflammation of the thyroid gland. Subacute thyroiditis is the most common cause of acute painful thyroiditis. It is thought to be a viral inflammatory disorder. Read More

Radiographics 2015 Nov-Dec;35(7):2007-25. Epub 2015 Oct 16.

From the Departments of Radiology (A.M.d.A., S.B.G., R.G.F., A.B.N., C.V.M.), Pathology (I.A.N.), and Internal Medicine (J.A.D.P.), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Choupana s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), Spain.

Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is a relatively recently proposed clinical-pathologic entity that is characterized by fibro-inflammatory lesions rich in IgG4-positive plasma cells and, often but not always, elevated serum IgG4 concentrations. IgG4-related disease was recognized as a systemic disease in 2003, when extrapancreatic manifestations were identified in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis. Since then, the disease has been reported as affecting virtually every organ system and has been identified in the biliary tree, salivary and lacrimal glands, periorbital tissues, lungs, lymph nodes, thyroid gland, kidneys, prostate gland, testicles, breasts, and pituitary gland. Read More

Arch Endocrinol Metab 2016 Apr 25;60(2):178-82. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Even though it is a rare event, most associations of thyroid carcinoma with subacute thyroiditis described in the literature are related to its granulomatous form (Quervain's thyroiditis). We present a patient with subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis (painless thyroiditis) and papillary thyroid cancer that was first suspected in an initial ultrasound evaluation. A 30-year old female patient who was referred to the emergency room due to hyperthyroidism symptoms was diagnosed with painless thyroiditis established by physical examination and laboratory findings. Read More

Turk J Haematol 2015 Sep;32(3):276-8

Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Hematology,
İzmir, Turkey E-mail:

Case Rep Dermatol 2015 May-Aug;7(2):161-5. Epub 2015 Jul 24.

Department of Dermatology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.

Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS) is a severe multiorgan system adverse drug reaction with reactivation of human herpesviruses (HHVs) such as HHV-6, HHV-7, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus. Various complications, including autoimmune diseases, sometimes appear during the course of DIHS. We report a case of salazosulfapyridine-induced DIHS associated with HHV-6 reactivation. Read More

Ultrasound Med Biol 2015 Nov 22;41(11):2884-9. Epub 2015 Aug 22.

Department of Radiology, The People's Hospital of Binzhou, Binzhou, Shangdong Province, China.

The goal of this study was to explore the value of strain ratio from real-time elastography in the semi-quantitative assessment of diffuse thyroid disease. Fifty-one patients with primary hyperthyroidism, 70 with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, 8 with subacute thyroiditis and 43 with normal healthy thyroids were recruited to measure the strain ratio (SR) of thyroid tissue and sternocleidomastoid muscle (on the same side of the thyroid). SR values of all groups were subjected to statistical analysis. Read More

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2015 Aug;19(15):2781-5

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.

Objective: The purpose of study was to investigate whether incidental thyroid gland uptake had an important during Tc-99m sestamibi (MIBI) myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (SPECT).

Patients And Methods: In the presented study, 968 consecutive patients were evaluated for the presence or absence of thyroid gland uptake in the raw data of the Tc-99m MIBI SPECT. All of the patients had thyroid gland uptake of the Tc-99m MIBI underwent laboratory evaluation of thyroid function, ultrasonographic imaging, and hystopathological examination. Read More

Joint Bone Spine 2016 Jan 13;83(1):109-10. Epub 2015 Jul 13.

Rheumatology Division, Ambroise-Paré Hospital, AP-HP, 9, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France; INSERM U1173, laboratoire d'excellence INFLAMEX, UFR Simone-Veil, Versailles - Saint-Quentin University, 78000 Versailles, France. Electronic address:

Case Rep Endocrinol 2015 2;2015:138327. Epub 2015 Jun 2.

Pathology Unit, Maria Vittoria Hospital, ASL TO2, 10144 Turin, Italy.

Thyroidal pain is usually due to subacute thyroiditis (SAT). In more severe forms prednisone doses up to 40 mg daily for 2-3 weeks are recommended. Recurrences occur rarely and restoration of steroid treatment cures the disease. Read More

Cytojournal 2015 21;12. Epub 2015 May 21.

Konrad Private Radiology Center, Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey.

Background: Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (SGT) is an inflammatory disease that presents with different clinical and cytological characteristics. Although the diagnosis is generally made clinically, imaging methods and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) may provide assistance, particularly in atypical cases. The objective of this study is to reveal the ultrasonographic (USG) and cytological characteristics of SGT. Read More

J UOEH 2015 Jun;37(2):103-10

Department of Internal Medicine, Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Moji Medical Center, Japan.

The rate of recurrence of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) during prednisolone (PSL) therapy is approximately 10 to 20%. However, there is little or no information on the time period to relapse following administration of a tapered dose of PSL and the factors associated with such relapse. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between SAT recurrence and PSL tapering regimen used in the treatment of SAT. Read More

Lancet Respir Med 2015 Jul 31;3(7):554-62. Epub 2015 May 31.

Department of Internal Medicine, La Paz-Carlos III University Hospital, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

Background: In the current epidemic of Ebola virus disease, health-care workers have been transferred to Europe and the USA for optimised supportive care and experimental treatments. We describe the clinical course of the first case of Ebola virus disease contracted outside of Africa, in Madrid, Spain.

Methods: Herein we report clinical, laboratory, and virological findings of the treatment of a female nurse assistant aged 44 years who was infected with Ebola virus around Sept 25-26, 2014, while caring for a Spanish missionary with confirmed Ebola virus disease who had been medically evacuated from Sierra Leone to La Paz-Carlos III University Hospital, Madrid. Read More

Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep 2015 1;2015:140117. Epub 2015 May 1.

Department of Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University , 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556 , Japan.

Unlabelled: Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α therapy is established as a new standard for the treatment of various autoimmune inflammatory diseases. We report the first case showing subacute thyroiditis-like symptoms with an amyloid goiter after anti-TNF-α therapy. A 56-year-old man with Crohn's disease presented with fever and a diffuse, tender goiter. Read More