| The patient, a 37-year-old woman with a history of breast carcinoma, presented clinically with acute thyroiditis. |
| In thyroiditis, there is inflammation of the thyroid gland from either infection or autoimmune attack. |
| The most common cause of goitrous hypothyroidism in adults is: A. Graves' disease. B. Riedel's thyroiditis. C. Hashimoto's disease. |
| Occasionally, patients with autoimmune disorders such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease also have HAIR-AN syndrome. |
| Beals also suffered from thyroiditis, an inflammation of the thyroid gland that contributes to fatigue. |
| In our group of 801 respondents, there were 14 reported cases of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. |
