[Subacute thyroiditis. A case report of an unusual etiology]

Occurrence of various forms of thyroiditis is getting higher in the last ten years. Subacute or granulomatous or thyroiditis de Quervain has, most certainly, the greatest practical and clinical importance. We present a case of subacute thyroiditis in a female patient 50 years of age in whom Q-fever was positively diagnosed. The disease had had a benign course nevertheless the cause and it passed without any consequences.