loading...| Preferred Name | subacute thyroiditis | |
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de Quervain's thyroiditis giant-cell thyroiditis De Quervain thyroiditis granulomatous thyroiditis Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis DeQuervain thyroiditis De Quervain's thyroiditis Subacute thyroiditis |
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| Definitions |
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. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0006982 |
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de Quervain's thyroiditis giant-cell thyroiditis De Quervain thyroiditis granulomatous thyroiditis Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis DeQuervain thyroiditis De Quervain's thyroiditis Subacute thyroiditis |
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| 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. |
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de Quervain's thyroiditis giant-cell thyroiditis De Quervain thyroiditis granulomatous thyroiditis Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis DeQuervain thyroiditis De Quervain's thyroiditis Subacute thyroiditis |
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subacute thyroiditis |
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MONDO:0006982 |
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subacute thyroiditis |
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| textual 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. |
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