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MeSH Heading: Thyroiditis, Subacute
Tree Number(s): C19.874.871.900
Unique ID: D013968
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013968
Annotation: do not confuse entry term DE QUERVAIN THYROIDITIS with DE QUERVAIN DISEASE
Scope Note: Spontaneously remitting inflammatory condition of the THYROID GLAND, characterized by FEVER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SORE THROAT; severe thyroid PAIN; and an enlarged damaged gland containing GIANT CELLS. The disease frequently follows a viral infection.
Entry Term(s): De Quervain Thyroiditis; Giant Cell Thyroiditis; Granulomatous Thyroiditis; Subacute Nonsuppurative Thyroiditis; Subacute Painful Thyroiditis
Previous Indexing: Thyroiditis (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/03/26
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0021490
Scope Note: Spontaneously remitting inflammatory condition of the THYROID GLAND, characterized by FEVER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SORE THROAT; severe thyroid PAIN; and an enlarged damaged gland containing GIANT CELLS. The disease frequently follows a viral infection.
Terms: Thyroiditis, Subacute Preferred Term
Term UI T040959
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1987); De Quervain Thyroiditis
Term UI T040960
Date03/26/1986
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Giant Cell Thyroiditis
Term UI T607816
Date09/02/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Granulomatous Thyroiditis
Term UI T607815
Date09/02/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Subacute Nonsuppurative Thyroiditis
Term UI T607818
Date09/02/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Subacute Painful Thyroiditis
Term UI T607817
Date09/02/2004
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006)

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