subacute thyroiditis
MONDO:0006982Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names subacute thyroiditis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Self-limited inflammation of the thyroid gland characterized by the presence of multinucleated giant cells. Patients present with neck pain, often associated with fever and dysphagia. The clinical course includes an initial phase of hyperthyroidism, followed by a phase of hypothyroidism, and eventually a return to normal thyroid function.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006982), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
6 names
Resolves to: subacute thyroiditis
- Also called
- De Quervain thyroiditisDe Quervain's thyroiditisDeQuervain thyroiditisgiant-cell thyroiditisgranulomatous thyroiditisSubacute granulomatous thyroiditis