Sonography of subacute thyroiditis: Changes in the findings during the course of the disease
作者:
Yasutaka Tokuda,
Kanji Kasagi,
Yasuhiro Iida,
Kazutaka Yamamoto,
Hiroto Hatabu,
Akinari Hidaka,
Junji Konishi,
Yasushi Ishii,
期刊:
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
(WILEY Available online 1990)
卷期:
Volume 18,
issue 1
页码: 21-26
ISSN:0091-2751
年代: 1990
DOI:10.1002/jcu.1870180106
出版商: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
关键词: Thyroiditis, subacute;Thyroiditis, follow‐up
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractFifteen patients with subacute thyroiditis were studied with thyroid sonography. There were local hypoechoic areas in all patients during the active phase of the disease. Among 6 patients who underwent follow‐up studies during the course of treatment, 3 had recurrence or aggravation of clinical symptoms such as painful swelling of the thyroid region, which was associated with, and sometimes preceded by, spread or reappearance of the sonographic abnormality. All 6 patients showed complete disappearance of the hypoechoic area when they were in remission. The thyroid sonography is useful not only for the initial diagnosis but also for the follow‐up of these patients during the course of the dise
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