Biomaterial Database

Painful subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain's thyroiditis). 1992

S A Peter

Department of Medicine, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, Brooklyn, NY 11206.

Painful subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain's thyroiditis) usually occurs in association with systemic viral illnesses. This disorder may be manifested in various clinical forms. Primary care physicians must be aware of the clinical features of this disorder to make the correct diagnosis and treat appropriately. Three cases are reported to illustrate the different clinical manifestations of this disorder.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011241	Prednisone	A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from CORTISONE. It is biologically inert and converted to PREDNISOLONE in the liver.	Dehydrocortisone,delta-Cortisone,Apo-Prednisone,Cortan,Cortancyl,Cutason,Dacortin,Decortin,Decortisyl,Deltasone,Encorton,Encortone,Enkortolon,Kortancyl,Liquid Pred,Meticorten,Orasone,Panafcort,Panasol,Predni Tablinen,Prednidib,Predniment,Prednison Acsis,Prednison Galen,Prednison Hexal,Pronisone,Rectodelt,Sone,Sterapred,Ultracorten,Winpred,Acsis, Prednison
D012008	Recurrence	The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.	Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000700	Analgesics	Compounds capable of relieving pain without the loss of CONSCIOUSNESS.	Analgesic,Anodynes,Antinociceptive Agents,Analgesic Agents,Analgesic Drugs,Agents, Analgesic,Agents, Antinociceptive,Drugs, Analgesic
D013960	Thyroid Function Tests	Blood tests used to evaluate the functioning of the thyroid gland.	Jostel's TSH Index,Jostel's Thyrotropin Index,Protein-Bound Iodine Test,SPINA-GD,SPINA-GT,Secretory Capacity of the Thyroid Gland,Sum Activity of Peripheral Deiodinases,Thyrotroph Thyroid Hormone Sensitivity Index,Thyroid Gland Function Tests,Function Test, Thyroid,Iodine Test, Protein-Bound,Jostel TSH Index,Jostel Thyrotropin Index,Jostel's TSH Indices,Jostels TSH Index,Jostels Thyrotropin Index,Protein Bound Iodine Test,Protein-Bound Iodine Tests,TSH Index, Jostel's,Test, Protein-Bound Iodine,Test, Thyroid Function,Thyroid Function Test,Thyrotropin Index, Jostel's
D013968	Thyroiditis, Subacute	Spontaneously remitting inflammatory condition of the THYROID GLAND, characterized by FEVER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SORE THROAT; severe thyroid PAIN; and an enlarged damaged gland containing GIANT CELLS. The disease frequently follows a viral infection.	De Quervain Thyroiditis,Giant Cell Thyroiditis,Granulomatous Thyroiditis,Subacute Nonsuppurative Thyroiditis,Subacute Painful Thyroiditis,Cell Thyroiditides, Giant,Cell Thyroiditis, Giant,Giant Cell Thyroiditides,Granulomatous Thyroiditides,Nonsuppurative Thyroiditides, Subacute,Nonsuppurative Thyroiditis, Subacute,Painful Thyroiditides, Subacute,Painful Thyroiditis, Subacute,Subacute Nonsuppurative Thyroiditides,Subacute Painful Thyroiditides,Subacute Thyroiditides,Subacute Thyroiditis,Thyroiditides, Giant Cell,Thyroiditides, Granulomatous,Thyroiditides, Subacute,Thyroiditides, Subacute Nonsuppurative,Thyroiditides, Subacute Painful,Thyroiditis, De Quervain,Thyroiditis, Giant Cell,Thyroiditis, Granulomatous,Thyroiditis, Subacute Nonsuppurative,Thyroiditis, Subacute Painful