A Case of Painless Thyroiditis Followed by Graves' Disease.
10.3803/EnM.2012.27.2.147
- Author:
Gyeong Jae NA
1
;
Ji Hyun KIM
;
Se Yoon PARK
;
Ki Won KIM
;
Hee Ja KO
;
Sung Wan JEON
;
Yeo Joo KIM
;
Sang Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. yeojoo@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Graves disease;
Thyroiditis;
Thyrotoxicosis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Fatigue;
Follow-Up Studies;
Graves Disease;
Humans;
Iodine;
Leg;
Recurrence;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroiditis;
Thyrotoxicosis
- From:Endocrinology and Metabolism
2012;27(2):147-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 30-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of fatigue, palpitation and severe weakness of both legs. The admission laboratory findings revealed thyrotoxicosis, and 131I thyroid scintigraphic imaging revealed a low radioactive iodine uptake. He was treated for painless thyroiditis for about 4 months. However, thyrotoxic state had continued and radioactive iodine uptake was markedly increased in the follow up scan. Painless thyroiditis often relapses, but rarely develops into Graves' disease. This is a rare case in which painless thyroiditis was followed by Graves' disease.
