Approach to the patient with Graves' disease and concomitant subacute thyroiditis: diagnosis and treatment
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2014.06.019
- VernacularTitle:Graves病合并亚急性甲状腺炎的临诊应对
- Author:
Jingyi LU
;
Jian ZHOU
;
Yuqian BAO
;
Weiping JIA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Graves' disease;
Thyroiditis,subacute
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2014;30(6):523-525
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Subacute thyroiditis can cause destruction of thyroid follicles and subsequent transient thyrotoxicosis.In cases of simultaneous occurrences of subacute thyroiditis and Graves' disease,the former may be missed and thus may further exacerbate thyrotoxicosis.Herein,we report in detail a case with abrupt onset of thyrotoxic heart disease when taking anti-thyroid medications,in order to call attention to the diagnosis and treatment of concomitant Graves' disease and subacute thyroiditis.
