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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Thyroiditis
• Factitious hyperthyroidism can mimic silent thyroiditis.
• Painful subacute thyroiditis can be mistaken for infections of the oropharynx and trachea or for suppurative thyroiditis.
• Riedel’s thyroiditis can be mistaken for carcinoma of the thyroid.
• The hyperthyroid phase of Hashimoto’s, subacute, or silent thyroiditis can be mistaken for Graves’ disease.
• Factitious hyperthyroidism can mimic silent thyroiditis.
• Painful subacute thyroiditis can be mistaken for infections of the oropharynx and trachea or for suppurative thyroiditis.
• Riedel’s thyroiditis can be mistaken for carcinoma of the thyroid.
• The hyperthyroid phase of Hashimoto’s, subacute, or silent thyroiditis can be mistaken for Graves’ disease.
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