Acute Thyroiditis
Authors: NAT H. SWANN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 January 1962Acute ThyroiditisA Clinical Report of Twelve Cases within a Four-month PeriodNAT H. SWANN, M.D.NAT H. SWANN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-1-68 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAcute thyroiditis may not be so rare as the paucity of literature concerning this disorder might lead one to believe. It is difficult to determine whether the recent upsurge of reported cases represents an actual increase in the occurrence of the disease or an increase in the awareness of the physician.The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to report the occurrence of 12 cases of acute thyroiditis seen by one physician in a small city hospital over a relatively short period and to suggest the possible infectious nature of this disease; second, to describe a case of hyperthyroidism...References1. FELIX-DAVIES D: Autoimmunization in subacute thyroiditis. Lancet 1: 880, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. PERLOFF WH: Thyrotoxicosis following acute thyroiditis: a report of five cases. J. Clin. Endocr. 16: 542, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SHEETS RF: The sequential occurrence of acute thyroiditis and thyrotoxicosis. J. A. M. A. 157: 139, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. DE QUERVAIN F: Die akute, nicht eiterige thyroiditis. Mitt. Grenzgeb. Med. Chir. Supp. 2: 1, 1904. Google Scholar5. STEINBERG FU: Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis: a review. Ann. Intern. Med. 52: 1014, 1960. LinkGoogle Scholar6. BERGEN S: Acute nonsuppurative thyroiditis. Arch. Intern. Med. 102: 747, 1958. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. ROITTDONIACHCAMPBELLHUDSON IMDPNRV: Auto-antibodies in Hashimoto's disease. Lancet 2: 820, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. WITEBSKYROSESHULMAN ENRS: The antibody nature of the thyroiditis antibody and the role of thyroglobulin in the reaction. Lancet 1: 808, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. WITEBSKYROSETERPLANPAINEEGAN ENRKJRRW: Chronic thyroiditis and autoimmunization. J. A. M. A. 165: 1439, 1957. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. PAINETERPLANROSEWITEBSKYEGAN JRKNRERW: A clinical study of chronic non-infectious thyroiditis and autoimmunization. Surgery 42: 799, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. WESTWATER JO: Subacute thyroiditis. Calif. Med. 76: 66, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. EYLANZUMCKYSHEBA ERC: Mumps virus and subacute thyroiditis: evidence of a causal association. Lancet 1: 1062, 1957. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. CANDEL S: Acute nonspecific thyroiditis following measles. U. S. Nav. Med. Bull. 46: 1109, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar14. SHUMWAYDAVIS MPL: Cat-scratch thyroiditis treated with thyrotropic hormone. J. Clin. Endocr. 14: 742, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. SEIN M: Acute non-suppurative thyroiditis. Lancet 2: 673, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. VOLPEJOHNSTON RMW: Subacute thyroiditis: disease commonly mistaken for pharyngitis. Canad. Med. Ass. J. 77: 297, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chattanooga, TennesseeFrom The Medical Service, Newell Hospital, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Nat H. Swann, M.D., 707 Walnut Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySubacute thyroiditisDie Strahlentherapie gutartiger Erkrankungen innersekretorischer DrüsenDie Strahlentherapie gutartiger Erkrankungen innersekretorischer DrüsenAcute thyroiditisDie Immunthyreoiditis 1 January 1962Volume 56, Issue 1Page: 68-71KeywordsHyperthyroidismInfectious diseasesMedical servicesThyroid Issue Published: 1 January 1962 PDF DownloadLoading ...