ArticleEuropean thyroid journal2021
Two Important Issues in Subacute Thyroiditis Management: Delayed Diagnosis and Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics.
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- Comparison of treatment outcome between glucocorticoids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in subacute thyroiditis patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
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- Unilateral pharyngalgia as the dominant symptom in subacute thyroiditis: Case series and analysis of diagnostic pitfalls in clinical practice.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Clinical characteristics of patients with subacute thyroiditis and factors affecting development of hypothyroidism after subacute thyroiditis.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2025Article
- Subacute thyroiditis in the SARS-CoV-2 era: a multicentre prospective study.European thyroid journal · 2024Article
- Overuse of medications in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2023Article
- Role of the immune system and possible mechanisms in COVID-19 vaccine-induced thyroiditis: Case report and literature review.Journal of clinical and translational endocrinology case reports · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the diagnostic features and clinical course of COVID-19 vaccine-associated subacute thyroiditis.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2022Article
- Subacute Thyroiditis-Still a Diagnostic Challenge: Data from an Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Two cases of subacute thyroiditis after different types of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSubacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a rare inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland. It has been noticed that patients with a diagnosis of SAT visit more other clinics and receive antibiotics unnecessarily. Therefore, the aim of this study was to reveal the degree of delay in the diagnosis of SAT, prediagnosis antibiotic use rates, and the awareness of clinics for the diagnosis of SAT.
methodsA total of 121 patients with SAT were enrolled in the study. A retrospective analysis was made of the history of patient symptoms during the diagnosis, which physicians they visited, antibiotic use, laboratory test results, and ultrasonographic findings.
resultsThe median age of the patients was 41 years. Neck pain radiating to the jaw/ear was seen in most patients (71.1%). The median time from symptom onset to a diagnosis of SAT was 23 days (range, 6-70 days). Antibiotics were erroneously prescribed to 71 patients (58.7%) before the diagnosis. The median time to diagnosis was 28 days in patients using antibiotics and 20 days in the group not using antibiotics (
conclusionThe diagnosis of SAT is often delayed, and misdiagnosis leads to erroneous antibiotic overuse. Physicians should increase their awareness of the diagnosis of SAT in patients with neck pain.
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