The Clinical and Thyroid Function Studies of Lymphocytic Thyroiditis with Spontaneously Resolving Hyperthyroidism: Comparison to Subacute Thyroiditis

摘要

Lymphocytic thyroiditis with spontaneously resolving hyperthyroidism (LT-SRH) has been reported in the past years, and is referred to as “silent thyroiditis.” It is characterized by a low or decreased radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) of thyroid in a patient with hyperthyroidism in whom initial diagnosis is generally thought to be Graves’ disease.