The fever of unknown origin caused by subacute thyroiditisBahadır Ceylan1, Aydın Mazlum21SB Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul
2Atlas Hospital Internal Medicine Clinic, Istanbul
In this report, we presented a case with fever of unknown origin caused by subacute thyroiditis.
A 40-year-old man with diabetes mellitus was admitted to emergency department because of fever, weight loss, fatigue, nervousness and tremulousness. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the serum thyroxine and triiodothyronin levels was elevated. The 24-hour radioactive iodine uptake was supressed to 1 %. We made the diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis in this case.
In conclusion, subacute thyroiditis should always be kept in mind for the etiology of the fever of unknown origin. Keywords: Subacute thyroiditis, fever of unknown origin
Subakut tiroidite bağlı nedeni bilinmeyen ateş olgusuBahadır Ceylan1, Aydın Mazlum21SB İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul
2Atlas Hastanesi İç Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Subakut tiroidit, nedeni bilinmeyen ateş
Bahadır Ceylan, Aydın Mazlum. The fever of unknown origin caused by subacute thyroiditis. Medeniyet Med J. 2006; 21(3): 153-155
Corresponding Author: Bahadır Ceylan, Türkiye |
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