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[[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] is more common in females.The female to male ratio ranges between 2:1 to 6:1.<ref name="pmid16734054">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bindra A, Braunstein GD |title=Thyroiditis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=73 |issue=10 |pages=1769–76 |year=2006 |pmid=16734054 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17848836">{{cite journal |vauthors=Erdem N, Erdogan M, Ozbek M, Karadeniz M, Cetinkalp S, Ozgen AG, Saygili F, Yilmaz C, Tuzun M, Kabalak T |title=Demographic and clinical features of patients with subacute thyroiditis: results of 169 patients from a single university center in Turkey |journal=J. Endocrinol. Invest. |volume=30 |issue=7 |pages=546–50 |year=2007 |pmid=17848836 |doi= |url=}}</ref | [[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] is more common in females.The female to male ratio ranges between 2:1 to 6:1.<ref name="pmid16734054">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bindra A, Braunstein GD |title=Thyroiditis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=73 |issue=10 |pages=1769–76 |year=2006 |pmid=16734054 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17848836">{{cite journal |vauthors=Erdem N, Erdogan M, Ozbek M, Karadeniz M, Cetinkalp S, Ozgen AG, Saygili F, Yilmaz C, Tuzun M, Kabalak T |title=Demographic and clinical features of patients with subacute thyroiditis: results of 169 patients from a single university center in Turkey |journal=J. Endocrinol. Invest. |volume=30 |issue=7 |pages=546–50 |year=2007 |pmid=17848836 |doi= |url=}}</ref | ||
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[[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] is more common in Whites and Asians than in African-Americans. | |||
===Developed and Developing Countries=== | ===Developed and Developing Countries=== | ||
There is no regional predilection reported towards[[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] but it was the cause in 1.8% of hypothyroid cases in a study done in Denmark.<ref name="v">{{cite book | last = Groot | first = Leslie | title = Endocrinology adult and pediatric : the thyroid gland | publisher = Saunders | location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780323240642 }}</ref> | There is no regional predilection reported towards[[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] but it was the cause in 1.8% of hypothyroid cases in a study done in Denmark.<ref name="v">{{cite book | last = Groot | first = Leslie | title = Endocrinology adult and pediatric : the thyroid gland | publisher = Saunders | location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780323240642 }}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
De Quervain's thyroiditis is particularly common in middle aged women, Asians, and Whites. Annually, there are around 22 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Epidemiology and Demographics
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