Article
Familial occurrence of subacute thyroiditis.
Endocrine journal - 1 Apr 2002
Kabalak Taylan, Ozgen A Gokhan
Abstract excerpt
Although subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain's thyroiditis) is presumed to be caused by a viral infection, only 2 familial occurrences of subacute thyroiditis have been reported in the literature. Typical and severe subacute thyroiditis was diagnosed in an older sister who was hospitalized for 8 days. During this period her younger sister nursed her. Three weeks after, the same clinical picture occurred in the...
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