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silent thyroiditis

Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources

What is silent thyroiditis?

Silent thyroiditis is inflammation of the thyroid gland that involves alternating hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism followed by recovery.

Alternative Names:

Lymphocytic thyroiditis; Subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis; Painless thyroiditis

Posts on silent thyroiditis (546)

Hello, Last year I went to my doctor because I was losing weight, my heart was racing at re...
Guys, I was diagnosed with silent thyroiditis. I went through a hyper phase with ...
I am a 30 yr old female who was diagnosed with silent thyroiditis 2 yrs ago. It resolved o...
Hi, In january of 2007 i developed hyperthyroidism, i was 20. Elite athlete till that...
Diagnosed with silent thyroiditis in June - last blood test showed my T4 at 1.0 ( .8->1.7...
Doctor please help me interpret these results. On 6/11 my T4 was 4.4 and my TSH was .0...
Hi, I posted earlier about how my doctor suggested I have silent thyroiditis based ...
Hi, I'm new to this forum. I started having symptoms of hyperthyroidism in late marc...
i was referred to endo by my hep c dr/they were all excited that i am/was hyperthyroid.afte...
Diagnosis: I was told that my hypothyroidism was of unknown etiology, most likely non-autoi...