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Subacute thyroiditis is often unrecognized and patients may be treated for pharyngitis, laryngitis, otitis media or similar disorders connected with otolaryngology. It is conceivable that these patients may seek treatment in ENT departments. The difficulties encountered in making a correct diagnosis are illustrated here on the basis of 12 consecutive cases. Eight of these patients were initially misdiagnosed resulting in useless therapy. Subacute thyroiditis is a self-limiting illness, and permanent myxoedema is rare. Nevertheless, one case with this sequela is reported.
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PMID:Subacute thyroiditis. A diagnosis in otolaryngology. 4 24

The prevalence of thyroid diseases was studied in the ENT department of Kobe Teishin Hospital. Between January 1990 and June 1994, 6,348 outpatients (3,004 women and 3,344 men) visited the ENT department with problems of ear, nose, and throat. Among them 114 patients (82 women and 32 men) were revealed to have thyroid diseases (1.8%). The prevalence of thyroid diseases increased in patients over the age of 40 (4.6% for 40-80 year aged women, 1.6% for 40-80 year aged men). The male/female ratio was about 1:2.7. There was no subjective symptom in 86.8% of the patients. The prevalence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis was 53.5%, nontoxic diffuse goiter 16.7%, cyst(s) 8.8%, adenoma 7.0%, nontoxic nodular goiter 4.4%, subacute thyroiditis or acute exacerbation of Hashimoto's thyroiditis 4.4%, Graves' disease 1.8%, thyroid carcinoma 1.8%, adenomatous goiter 0.8%, and primary hypothyroidism 0.8%. Visible goiter was observed in only 5 patients and 93% of the patients had palpable but not visible thyroids. Therefore, it is important to palpate the thyroid gland during examination of the neck not only in women but also in men. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is thought to be increasing in frequency and is becoming a more important disease in the ENT clinic.
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PMID:On the frequency of thyroid diseases in outpatients in an ENT clinic. 856

To assess the pharyngeal presentations and the diagnostic value of thyroid SPECT and thyroid fine needle aspiratory biopsy (FNAB) in subacute thyroiditis (SAT) as seen initially in ENT department, 30 patients, during the course of SAT, were examined for pharyngeal symptoms and tested for serum T3, T4 level. The thyroid SPECT imaging or thyroid FNAB were performed. Our results showed that, of the 30 patients, 21 had sore throat of various degrees, and 9 had abnormal sensation of throat. Six were diagnosed as having SAT by only SPECT, in the remaining 24, the final diagnoses was established by SPECT combined with FNAB. Two of them were finally diagnosed as having SAT by trial treatment with oral prednisone. It is concluded that sore throat and abnormal sensation of pharynx are the important presentations of SAT, and thyroid SPECT imaging and thyroid FNAB are valuable in diagnosing SAT.
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PMID:Subacute thyroiditis as seen initially in ENT department--a report of 30 cases. 1265 93