Subacute thyroiditis

Description

subacute thyroiditis: 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.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode E4_THYROIDITSUBAC
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: E061, ICD-8: 2450[0-1]
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: E061, ICD-8: 2450[0-1]
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF2
Ontology
DOID 7165
GWAS catalog 1001194
MESH D013968
SNOMED CT 428041004

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 252 196 56
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.19 0.26 0.1
Mean age at first event (years) 47.0 46.08 50.25
Median number of events / individual 1 1 1

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 25.79 26.53 23.21
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0

Associations