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Acute thyroiditis
Tireoidite aguda
CategoryDefinition
Acute thyroiditis is a rare form of thyroiditis directly caused by an infection, frequently bacterial.
Index Terms
Acute thyroiditisinfectious thyroiditisAcute thyroiditis due to bacterial infectionAcute thyroiditis due to fungal infectionAbscess of thyroidthyroid gland abscessAcute suppurative thyroiditissuppurative thyroiditisPyogenic thyroiditis