Subacute thyroiditis following influenza vaccine

Santiago Guzmán-García, Internal Medicine Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Ciudad de México, México
Rogelio Domínguez-Moreno, Internal Medicine Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Ciudad de México, México
Israel Rojas-De Ita, Internal Medicine Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Ciudad de México, México
Claudia Guzmán-Morales, Internal Medicine Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Ciudad de México, México
Álvaro Valladares-Pasquel, Internal Medicine Unit, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Ciudad de México, México
Fabiana Samaniego-Burneo, Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador
Lidia Moreno-Castañeda, Internal Medicine Unit and Metabolism Clinic, Medica Sur Clinic & Foundation, Ciudad de México, México

Subacute thyroiditis is a granulomatous acute inflammation characterized by thyroid pain and goiter that may be associated with fever and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Most of the time it is preceded by a self-limited viral infection. However, subacute thyroiditis following influenza vaccination has rarely been reported. We report a case following the administration of an influenza vaccine.

Palabras clave: Subacute thyroiditis. Influenza vaccine. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.