A male asked about a male:
Is there a kind of hyper thyroidism that resolves without treatment ?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Yes: Dequervain's thyroiditis can make you hyperthyroid for a few days or weeks then self-cure. Another cause is eating beef into which the animal's thyroid was accidentaly placed by the butcher.
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Dr. Philip Kern commented
Endocrinology 45 years experience
Post partum thyroiditis can also sometimes be self-limited.
Jan 6, 2014
Dr. Ed Friedlander commented
Pathology 46 years experience
Provided original answer
Exactly. Thank you, Dr. Kern.
Jan 6, 2014
Dr. Muhammad Sethianswered
Specializes in Endocrinology
Subacute thyroiditis: Subacute thyroiditis generally resolves on its own within a few weeks. Also postpartum thyroiditis generally resolves within a few weeks. So, in most patients, after the hyperthyroid phase resolves, they become euthyroid but in some patients there can be transient hypothyroid phase. In a small percentage, the hypothyroidism may persist.
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