Corticosteroid therapy in Riedel's thyroiditis.

We report a case of Riedel's thyroiditis presenting with a systemic illness, life-threatening stridor and a stony hard goitre. Diagnosis was confirmed by open thyroid biopsy. Treatment with corticosteroid resulted in a dramatic improvement. A possible autoimmune mechanism in the pathogenesis of...

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Main Authors: Vaidya, B., Harris, P. E., Barrett, P., Kendall-Taylor, P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 1997
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2431527/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9497955
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