Approach to the patient with Graves' disease and concomitant subacute thyroiditis: diagnosis and treatment / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

ABSTRACT

Subacute thyroiditis can cause destruction of thyroid follicles and subsequent transient thyrotoxicosis.In cases of simultaneous occurrences of subacute thyroiditis and Graves' disease,the former may be missed and thus may further exacerbate thyrotoxicosis.Herein,we report in detail a case with abrupt onset of thyrotoxic heart disease when taking anti-thyroid medications,in order to call attention to the diagnosis and treatment of concomitant Graves' disease and subacute thyroiditis.