SUBACUTE GRANULOMATOUS THYROIDITIS: A REVIEW
Authors: F U STEINBERG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Article1 May 1960SUBACUTE GRANULOMATOUS THYROIDITIS: A REVIEWFRANZ U. STEINBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.FRANZ U. STEINBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-5-1014 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSubacute granulomatous thyroiditis has been described by many names. Commonly used synonyms are: giant cell thyroiditis, pseudotuberculous thyroiditis, acute simple thyroiditis, acute nonsuppurative thyroiditis and de Quervain's thyroiditis. While the onset is acute, the disease may run a variable course of indefinite duration. Chronic granulomatous thyroiditis, which some authors have described as a separate disease entity, is but a long-term variant of subacute thyroiditis.The cause of the disease is uncertain. 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