RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tender neck in a diabetic patient
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 675
OP 676
VO 24
IS 6
A1 Qari, Faiza A.
YR 2003
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/24/6/675.abstract
AB A 45-year-old Indian patient with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with history of pain in the left side of the neck associated with sore throat of one month duration. The diagnosis of subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (de Quervains thyroiditis) was made which was confirmed radiologically by depressed radioactive iodine uptake. The patient showed marked clinical response and improvement within 24 hours on anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroid.