Erschienen in:
01.05.2012 | letter to the editors
Can subacute thyroiditis be associated with acute hepatitis B virus infection?
verfasst von:
Adnan Tas, MD, Yavuz Beyazit, MD, Sehmuz Olmez, MD, Hacer Celik, MD, Selma Aktas, MD
Erschienen in:
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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Ausgabe 9-10/2012
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Excerpt
Subacute thyroiditis is a transient inflammatory process of the thyroid gland. Viral infections are usually cited as a major factor implicated in subacute thyroiditis [
1]. Clinically, the disease has several characteristics typical of viral infections including a typical viral prodrome with myalgias, malaise, and fatigue [
2]. We describe the first case of subacute thyroiditis associated with acute hepatitis B virus. …