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Thyroiditis: Evaluation and Treatment
Am Fam Physician. 2021 Dec 1;104(6):609-617.ABSTRACTThyroiditis is a general term for inflammation of the thyroid gland. The most common forms of thyroiditis encountered by family physicians include Hashimoto, postpartum, and subacute. Most forms of thyroiditis result in a triphasic disease pattern of thyroid dysfunction. Patients will have an initial phase of hyperthyroidism (thyrotoxicosis) attributed to the release of preformed thyroid hormone from damaged thyroid cells. This is followed by hypothyroidism, when the thyroid stores are depleted, and then eventual restoration of normal thyroid function. Some patients may d...
Source: American Family Physician - December 16, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Beatriz Martinez Quintero Cynthia Yazbeck Lori B Sweeney Source Type: research
