Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

A Painful Cause of Fever

Dr. Kamalasanan. C. G, Kiran Kamalasanan

Abstract :

A middle aged male patient presented with fever and sore throat who remained symptomatic in spite of several antibiotics. He was detected to have tender thyromegaly and thyrotoxic features. Clinically suspected to have thyroiditis. Investigations confirmed the diagnosis of Subacute Thyroiditis (SAT, de Quervain’s Thyroiditis). Characteristic thyroid hormone ratio, FNAC and Isotope scan was shown in our patient. Follow up revealed that he has passed through the various phases of thyroid status as given in the literature.

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Dr. Kamalasanan. C. G, Kiran Kamalasanan, A Painful Cause of Fever, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018

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