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Thyroiditis

**Thyroiditis**
*Classification & external resources*
ICD-10	E06.
ICD-9	245
DiseasesDB	13095
eMedicine	ped/2248
MeSH	D013966

Thyroiditis refers to an inflammation of the thyroid gland.

The most common form of thyroiditis is Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

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1 Forms of thyroiditis
2 Resolving thyroiditis
3 Rare forms of thyroiditis
4 See also

Forms of thyroiditis

Acute - usually due to infection of bacterial origin.

Usual suspects are Streptococci, Staphylococci, Escherichia coli, anaerobic bacteria. Usually rare. Clinically manifests as pain and swelling in thyroid gland

Subacute

It's usually caused by virus infections. It's also know as De Quervain's thyroiditis. Clinically manifest as upper breathing tracts infection, and pain in thyroid gland.

Cronical

Causes hypo or hyperthyroidism

Resolving thyroiditis

Rare forms of thyroiditis

Riedel's thyroiditis

v • d • e Endocrine pathology: endocrine diseases (E00-35, 240-259)
Thyroid	Hypothyroidism (Iodine deficiency, Cretinism, Congenital hypothyroidism, Goitre, Myxedema) - Hyperthyroidism (Graves disease, Toxic multinodular goitre, Teratoma with thyroid tissue or Struma ovarii) - Thyroiditis (De Quervain's thyroiditis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Riedel's thyroiditis) - Euthyroid sick syndrome
Pancreas	Diabetes mellitus (type 1, type 2, coma, angiopathy, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy) - Hypoglycemia - Hyperinsulinism - Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Parathyroid	Hypoparathyroidism (Pseudohypoparathyroidism) - Hyperparathyroidism (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary)
Pituitary	Hyperpituitarism (Acromegaly, Hyperprolactinaemia, SIADH) - Hypopituitarism (Simmonds' disease/Sheehan's syndrome, Kallmann syndrome, Growth hormone deficiency, Diabetes insipidus) - Adiposogenital dystrophy - Empty sella syndrome
Adrenal	Cushing's syndrome (Nelson's syndrome, Pseudo-Cushing's syndrome) - CAH (due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency) - Hyperaldosteronism (Conn syndrome, Bartter syndrome) - Adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) - Hypoaldosteronism
Gonads	ovarian dysfunction (Polycystic ovary syndrome, Premature ovarian failure) - testicular dysfunction (5-alpha-reductase deficiency) - general (Hypogonadism, Delayed puberty, Precocious puberty)
Other	Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome - Carcinoid syndrome - Short stature (Laron syndrome, Psychogenic dwarfism) - Gigantism - Androgen insensitivity syndrome - Progeria - Multiple endocrine neoplasia (1, 2)