Sub-acute thyroiditis in a patient on immunosuppressive treatment

Sub-acute thyroiditis or De Quervain's thyroiditis is a viral, inflammatory disease which causes the serum release of thyroidal hormones and hyperthyroidism. The pathogenesis of thyroid follicle damage is unclear because the exclusive viral action or a concomitant autoimmune component, determined by the lymphoid infiltrate remain to be assessed. We describe the case of a patient under immunosuppressive treatment, who developed sub-acute thyroiditis with hormone release and hyperthyroidism. The patient, while was under immunosuppressive treatment for kidney transplant, exhibited a clinical picture and hormonal profile of hyperthyroidism. Thyroid scintiscan exhibited an extremely low uptake. Fine-needle cytologic diagnosis was granulomatous sub-acute thyroiditis (De Quervain's thyroiditis). This case suggests the primary or even exclusive role of the viral infection in hormone release and hyperthyroidism in sub-acute thyroiditis, excluding an autoimmune component.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:104

Enthalten in:

Recenti progressi in medicina - 104(2013), 7-8 vom: 17. Juli, Seite 459-61

Sprache:

Italienisch

Weiterer Titel:

Tiroidite subacuta in un paziente in trattamento immunosoppressivo

Beteiligte Personen:

D'Amico, Giovanna [VerfasserIn]
Di Crescenzo, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Caleo, Alessia [VerfasserIn]
Garzi, Alfredo [VerfasserIn]
Vitale, Mario [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

83HN0GTJ6D
Case Reports
Cyclosporine
Immunosuppressive Agents
Journal Article
Prednisone
Thyroid Hormones
VB0R961HZT

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Date Completed 17.12.2013

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1701/1315.14597

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM230931316