NBME Step 2 CK Form 7 Viral infection (NBME Answers)

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A 55-year-old man comes to the physician ...
Viral infection 🔍 / 📺 / 🌳 / 📖
tags: infectious_disease

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Post-viral tender goiter with thyroiditis = subacute granulomatous thyroiditis.

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Patient with a recent viral infection who developed signs of hyperthyroidism (weight loss) and an enlarged, tender thyroid gland, most consistent with DeQuervain thyroiditis
Tender thyroid = DeQuervain thyroidits (subacute granulomatous thyroiditis) –> Initially leads to hyperthyroidism due to release of preformed thyroid hormone (low iodine uptake into thyroid gland) followed by hypothyroidism due to inflammation of the thyroid gland

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