Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Graves' Disease Associated with Infectious Mononucleosis due to Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: Report of 3 Cases
Hiroshi AkahoriYumie TakeshitaReina SaitoShuichi KanekoToshinari Takamura
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2010 Volume 49 Issue 23 Pages 2599-2603

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Abstract

Although the etiology of Graves' disease is still not clear, it is generally suggested that environmental factors such as infections contribute to the development of Graves' disease. We report here three cases of Graves' disease which presented simultaneously with infectious mononucleosis due to primary EBV infection. Acute EBV infection might play an important role in the onset of Graves' disease. These three women complained of a sore throat or neck pain, resembling subacute thyroiditis. In the case of thyrotoxicosis accompanied by sore throat or neck pain, Graves' disease must be distinguished from subacute thyroiditis.

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