Infectious thyroiditis

Background

• May be acute or chronic

Microbiology

• Most common cause of acute infectious thyroiditis is gram-positive cocci (Staphylococcus and Streptotoccus), but can involve others

Clinical Manifestations

• Acute: sudden onset neck pain and tenderness, usually unilater, with fevers and chills
  • May or may not have thyrotoxicosis
• Chronic: more likely bilateral, with less pain and tenderness
  • May have hypothyroidism