RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Lesson of the month 1: Subacute thyroiditis: a rare cause of fever of unknown origin
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 86
OP 87
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-1-86
VO 17
IS 1
A1 Fatima Amar Bahowairath
A1 Nicholas Woodhouse
A1 Samir Hussain
A1 Mujahid Al Busaidi
YR 2017
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/17/1/86.abstract
AB Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is sometimes a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians. Endocrine causes reported in the literature include subacute thyroiditis, thyrotoxicosis, adrenal insufficiency and pheochromocytoma. Among these, subacute thyroiditis is often overlooked as it can occasionally lack typical symptoms. This case illustrates the fact that subacute thyroiditis should be considered as a possible cause of fever even if signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism and thyroid tenderness are absent.