De Quervain's thyroiditis epidemiology and demographics

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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 0.027 per 6496 of adult thyroid diseases. The prevalence is estimated to be 0.41 per 100,000 adult population.[1][2]

Prevalence

The prevalence is estimated to be 0.41 per 100,000 adult population.[1]

Incidence

The overall incidence of endogenous de Quervain's thyroiditis is approximately 4.9 cases per 100,000 per year.[3]

Age

De Quervain's thyroiditis is more common in fourth and fifth decades of life.[1][3]

Gender

De Quervain's thyroiditis is more common in females.The female to male ratio ranges between 2:1 to 6:1.[1][4]

Race

There is no evidence of racial predilection in de Quervain's thyroiditis.

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.[5]

References

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  2. De Groot LJ, Chrousos G, Dungan K, Feingold KR, Grossman A, Hershman JM, Koch C, Korbonits M, McLachlan R, New M, Purnell J, Rebar R, Singer F, Vinik A, Shrestha RT, Hennessey J. PMID 25905408. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fatourechi V, Aniszewski JP, Fatourechi GZ, Atkinson EJ, Jacobsen SJ (2003). "Clinical features and outcome of subacute thyroiditis in an incidence cohort: Olmsted County, Minnesota, study". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 88 (5): 2100–5. doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021799. PMID 12727961.
  4. Bindra A, Braunstein GD (2006). "Thyroiditis". Am Fam Physician. 73 (10): 1769–76. PMID 16734054.
  5. Groot, Leslie (2010). Endocrinology adult and pediatric : the thyroid gland. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Saunders. ISBN 9780323240642.