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Silent thyroiditis was first described as the painless form of the subacute thyroiditis as the clinical course is same. It was differentiated from postpartum thyroiditis on the basis of thyroid involvement outside of the postpartum period. | |||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
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<ref name="Werner and Ingbar">{{cite book | last = Werner | first = Sidney | title = Werner & Ingbar's the thyroid : a fundamental and clinical text | publisher = Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Philadelphia | year = 2005 | isbn = 9780781750479 }}</ref> | |||
*Silent thyroiditis was first described as the painless form of the subacute thyroiditis as the clinical course is same. | |||
* | *Silent thyroiditis is also identical to the lymphocytic thyroiditis on biopsy but was differentiated on the basis of less extensive thyroid involvement. | ||
* | *Postpartum thyroiditis is indistinguishable from silent thyroiditis. The sporadic nature of silent thyroiditis explains the involvement of thyroiditis outside of the postpartum period. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Silent thyroiditis was first described as the painless form of the subacute thyroiditis as the clinical course is same. It was differentiated from postpartum thyroiditis on the basis of thyroid involvement outside of the postpartum period.
Historical Perspective
Historical perspective
- Silent thyroiditis was first described as the painless form of the subacute thyroiditis as the clinical course is same.
- Silent thyroiditis is also identical to the lymphocytic thyroiditis on biopsy but was differentiated on the basis of less extensive thyroid involvement.
- Postpartum thyroiditis is indistinguishable from silent thyroiditis. The sporadic nature of silent thyroiditis explains the involvement of thyroiditis outside of the postpartum period.
References
- ↑ Werner, Sidney (2005). Werner & Ingbar's the thyroid : a fundamental and clinical text. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9780781750479.