thyroid inflammatory conditions

A number of inflammatory conditions can affect the thyroid gland, each commonly described as thyroiditis (plural: thyroiditides):

• acute thyroiditis
  • acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) 
• autoimmune thyroiditis​
  • subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis (a.k.a. silent thyroiditis or painless subacute thyroiditis)
    • postpartum thyroiditis: is a subtype of silent thyroiditis
  • Riedel thyroiditis
  • Hashimoto thyroiditis: lymphocytic thyroiditis
  • Graves disease
• subacute thyroiditis
  • granulomatous: de Quervain thyroiditis: subacute granulomatous thyroiditis
  • lymphocytic: subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis: silent thyroiditis or painless subacute thyroiditis 
    • postpartum thyroiditis: is a subtype of silent thyroiditis 

Siehe auch:

• Schilddrüse
• Hashimoto-Thyreoiditis
• Subakute Thyreoiditis de Quervain
• Riedel-Thyreoiditis

und weiter:

• Riedel's thyroiditis treatment with tamoxifen
• acute suppurative thyroiditis