Ear Nose Throat J. 2002 Sep;81(9):623.
FIRST PARAGRAPH: Subacute (de Quervain’s) thyroiditis is a seasonal disorder that generally affects middle-aged women. It is characterized by neck pain and generalized malaise, fatigue, fever, and chills following an upper respiratory infection, usually of viral etiology. Thyroid gland palpation elicits exquisite tenderness of the firm gland, which can be involved either focally or diffusely. The stage the disease determines whether there is hyper- or hypothyroidism.
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