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The COVID-19 epidemic in Taiwan is gradually heating up. On April 14, 933 new confirmed cases were confirmed, of which 744 were local cases, setting a two-year single-day record since the epidemic. Do you start to wonder if you have a diagnosis just by finding yourself with a sore throat and a high temperature? Let’s learn regarding subacute thyroiditis with clinical symptoms that are highly similar to COVID! (Editor in charge: Chen Yijun)
Ding Nv, who is in her 30s, has been coughing continuously for more than a month. During the epidemic, there were young children at home, which made her tremble. to many hospitals,After several new coronary pneumonia screening tests, all came back negative, but the high body temperature made her life inconvenient and troubled.one day because ofFever and neck pain once more, following detailed examination, it turned out to be subacute thyroiditis caused by mycoplasma infection.
Subacute thyroiditis, mostly caused by respiratory infection
Director of Metabolism Ke Lin Hongan of Lesheng Sanatorium said,Subacute thyroiditis is more common in women, regarding 3 to 5 times more common in men.It is usually an immune inflammatory response induced by respiratory tract infections such as viruses, which often occurs 2-8 weeks following upper respiratory tract infection;At present, it is believed that it is related to the constitution, due to immune inflammation caused by infection, and then the destruction of thyroid tissue.
Fever, tiredness, sore throat are common symptoms that can be misunderstood
Director Lin Hongan said,Subacute thyroiditis is often accompanied by symptoms such as fever, tiredness, sore throat, or heart palpitationsexcept that the patient will mistake it for a cold and ignore it,There have also been doctors who ignored the symptoms of neck tenderness and made a wrong judgment。
In addition, its clinical symptoms and blood test results are indistinguishable from those of infectious diseases, which makes patients even more helpless and fearful as the epidemic continues to spread.Fortunately,After correct clinical diagnosis and ultrasonographic diagnosis, with proper medical treatment, patients can shorten the course of disease and reduce symptomsand quickly return to normal life.
If you have any of these conditions, you should seek medical attention immediately
Although subacute thyroiditis will heal on its own, the course of the disease can last for several months. Effective medication can improve the discomfort and shorten the course of the disease. However, patients often stop taking the medication due to symptom relief, which is likely to relapse immediately. Therefore, it should be completed with the doctor All treatments.
Lin Hongan reminded,If you have goiter and neck pain, but still cannot improve following taking the medicine, you should be alert to the possibility of subacute thyroiditis, and you must go to the hospital for examination and immediate treatment as soon as possible.。
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