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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

Riedel's thyroiditis is a rare disease with an approximate incidence of 1.06 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide. Riedel's thyroiditis commonly affects individuals between 30-50 years of age. Females are more commonly affected by Riedel's thyroiditis.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence of Riedel's thyroiditis is estimated to be approximately 1.06 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]

Prevalence

  • Riedel's thyroiditis is rare. In 1985, 37 patients reported were identified with Riedel's thyroiditis over a 64 years period during which more than 56,000 thyroidectomies were performed in a study.[1]

Case-fatality rate

  • There are no reports of reduced life expectancy in subjects with Riedel's thyroiditis (RT). One lethal case of RT has been described up until now.[2]

Age

  • Riedel's thyroiditis commonly affects individuals between 30-50 years of age.[3][4]

Race

  • There is no racial predilection to Riedel's thyroiditis.

Gender

  • Females are more commonly affected by Riedel's thyroiditis than men. Women have been noted to be affected 3-fold more frequently than men.[3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hay ID (1985). "Thyroiditis: a clinical update". Mayo Clin. Proc. 60 (12): 836–43. PMID 3906289.
  2. Girod DA, Bigler SA, Coltrera MD (1992). "Riedel's thyroiditis: report of a lethal case and review of the literature". Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 107 (4): 591–5. doi:10.1177/019459989210700413. PMID 1437192.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fatourechi MM, Hay ID, McIver B, Sebo TJ, Fatourechi V (2011). "Invasive fibrous thyroiditis (Riedel thyroiditis): the Mayo Clinic experience, 1976-2008". Thyroid. 21 (7): 765–72. doi:10.1089/thy.2010.0453. PMID 21568724.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Singer PA (1991). "Thyroiditis. Acute, subacute, and chronic". Med. Clin. North Am. 75 (1): 61–77. PMID 1987447.

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