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Subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain's) due to influenza A: Presenting as fever of unknown origin (FUO)

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Heart Lung. 2012 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain's) due to influenza A: Presenting as fever of unknown origin (FUO).
Cunha BA, Berbari N.
Source

Infectious Disease Division and Division of General Internal Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York.
Abstract

Subacute (de Quervain's) thyroiditis is a rare but important cause of fever of unknown origin. Most cases of subacute thyroiditis are caused by a variety of viruses, for example, Coxsackie, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and adenovirus. Influenza immunization or infection may cause subacute thyroiditis. We present the first reported case of a fever of unknown origin due to seasonal influenza A in a 67-year-old woman.

Copyright ? 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

PMID:
22819125
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22819125
 
Re: Subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain's) due to influenza A: Presenting as fever of unknown origin (FUO)

That's very interesting. I see quite a few reports of women suffering from undiagnosed malaise for lengthy periods of time and finally finding out they have Hashimotos's disease after having the thyroid antibody testing. I didn't realize that was a type of thyroiditis and that drugs, infections and, I'm sure more rarely, immunizations could cause this.

Here's a general article on thyroiditis:
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/thyroiditis-000164.htm
 
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