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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
[[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] is the most common cause of painful thyroid disease in adults which may account for up to 5% of adult thyroid diseases. | [[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] is the most common cause of painful thyroid disease in adults which may account for up to 5% of adult thyroid diseases.<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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===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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
De Quervain's thyroiditis is the most common cause of painful thyroid disease in adults which may account for up to 5% of adult thyroid diseases.Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Race
De Quervain's thyroiditis is more common in Whites and Asians than in African-Americans.
Developed and Developing Countries
There is no regional predilection reported towardsDe Quervain's thyroiditis but it was the cause in 1.8% of hypothyroid cases in a study done in Denmark.[1]
References
- ↑ Groot, Leslie (2010). Endocrinology adult and pediatric : the thyroid gland. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Saunders. ISBN 9780323240642.