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Extensive evaluation for infectious, malignant and autoimmune causes was unrevealing. Careful repeat clinical examination revealed mild thyroid enlargement, prompting thyroid function testing, which demonstrated suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone with elevated thyroid hormone levels. Technetium-99m thyroid scintigraphy showed markedly reduced uptake, consistent with subacute thyroiditis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The patient was treated with corticosteroids, resulting in rapid defervescence of fever within 48 hours. This case highlights that subacute thyroiditis, although uncommon, should be considered in patients presenting with persistent unexplained fever and elevated inflammatory markers, even in the absence of classical thyroid symptoms.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1136\/bcr-2026-273706","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,18]],"date-time":"2026-06-18T10:40:17Z","timestamp":1781779217000},"page":"e273706","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Pyrexia of unknown origin due to subacute thyroiditis"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Rohini","family":"S","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Respiratory Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Merin","family":"Thomas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Respiratory Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-7280-197X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vishnu Rajan","family":"Nair","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Respiratory Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4246-153X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Asmita A","family":"Mehta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Respiratory Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026061803401048000_19.6.e273706.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2002-021799"},{"key":"2026061803401048000_19.6.e273706.2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1186\/1743-422X-6-5","article-title":"Viruses and thyroiditis: an update","volume":"6","author":"Desailloud","year":"2009","journal-title":"Virol J"},{"key":"2026061803401048000_19.6.e273706.3","first-page":"2646","volume":"348","author":"Pearce","year":"2003","journal-title":"J Med"},{"key":"2026061803401048000_19.6.e273706.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005792-196102000-00001"},{"key":"2026061803401048000_19.6.e273706.5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00006231-200603000-00002"},{"key":"2026061803401048000_19.6.e273706.6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1138","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjmed.2015.06.001","article-title":"Fever of Unknown Origin: A Clinical Approach","volume":"128","author":"Cunha","year":"2015","journal-title":"Am J Med"},{"key":"2026061803401048000_19.6.e273706.7","article-title":"A Case of Painless Subacute Thyroiditis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin","volume":"14","author":"Neupane","year":"2022","journal-title":"Cureus"},{"key":"2026061803401048000_19.6.e273706.8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1343","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2016.0229","article-title":"2016 American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis","volume":"26","author":"Ross","year":"2016","journal-title":"Thyroid\u00ae"},{"key":"2026061803401048000_19.6.e273706.9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Lee SY , Er C . 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