Which of the following is not a feature of dequervan’s disease?
Correct Answer: Autoimmune etiology
Description: De quervains thyroiditis is not of autoimmune etiology. It occurs several weeks following a viral illness with a prodrome of generalized myalgia, pharyngitis, low grade fever and fatigue. Viruses involved in causing this includes mumps, coxsackie, influenza, adeno virus and echo virus. Ref: Ultrasound of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands By Robe A. Sofferman, Page 86; Acute Endocrinology: From Cause to Consequence By Greet Van Den Berghe, Page 10
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