<unk>  is a form of thyroiditis.<unk>  may occur at any age and is more common in females. A variant of<unk>  occurs postpartum: postpartum thyroiditis. Both of these entities can be considered subtypes of Hashimoto's thyroiditis and have an autoimmune basis. Anti-thyroid antibodies are common in all three and the underlying histology is similar. This disorder should not be confused with de Quervain's thyroiditis which is another form of subacute thyroiditis.
Subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis
Radiation-induced thyroiditis
Subacute thyroiditis
Autoimmune thyroiditis
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Ord's thyroiditis
Acute infectious thyroiditis
Riedel's thyroiditis