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===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
[[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] is the more common in fourth and fifth decades of life. | [[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] is the more common in fourth and fifth decades of life.<ref name="pmid17848836">{{cite journal |vauthors=Erdem N, Erdogan M, Ozbek M, Karadeniz M, Cetinkalp S, Ozgen AG, Saygili F, Yilmaz C, Tuzun M, Kabalak T |title=Demographic and clinical features of patients with subacute thyroiditis: results of 169 patients from a single university center in Turkey |journal=J. Endocrinol. Invest. |volume=30 |issue=7 |pages=546–50 |year=2007 |pmid=17848836 |doi= |url=}}</ref | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
[[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] is more common in females.The female to male ratio ranges between 2:1 to 6:1.<ref name="pmid16734054">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bindra A, Braunstein GD |title=Thyroiditis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=73 |issue=10 |pages=1769–76 |year=2006 |pmid=16734054 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | [[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] is more common in females.The female to male ratio ranges between 2:1 to 6:1.<ref name="pmid16734054">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bindra A, Braunstein GD |title=Thyroiditis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=73 |issue=10 |pages=1769–76 |year=2006 |pmid=16734054 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17848836">{{cite journal |vauthors=Erdem N, Erdogan M, Ozbek M, Karadeniz M, Cetinkalp S, Ozgen AG, Saygili F, Yilmaz C, Tuzun M, Kabalak T |title=Demographic and clinical features of patients with subacute thyroiditis: results of 169 patients from a single university center in Turkey |journal=J. Endocrinol. Invest. |volume=30 |issue=7 |pages=546–50 |year=2007 |pmid=17848836 |doi= |url=}}</ref | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
[[De Quervain's thyroiditis]] | There is no age predilection towards [[De Quervain's thyroiditis]]. | ||
===Developed and Developing Countries=== | ===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.<ref name="v">{{cite book | last = Groot | first = Leslie | title = Endocrinology adult and pediatric : the thyroid gland | publisher = Saunders | location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780323240642 }}</ref> | 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.<ref name="v">{{cite book | last = Groot | first = Leslie | title = Endocrinology adult and pediatric : the thyroid gland | publisher = Saunders | location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780323240642 }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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 5% of adult thyroid diseases.