Natural course of the disease. Table 2 - Case 5
Acute phase with painful left thyroid
Recovery phase 6 weeks later without any complaints
Right lobe, horizontal view

Right lobe, longitudinal view

Left lobe, horizontal view

Left lobe, longitudinal view

Left lobe, horizontal view, color Doppler mode

There are three important differencees among the presentation of the thyroid in the acute and in the recovery phase. First, the thyroid has decreased in size. Second the extent of the hypoechogenic areas decreased and last the originally absent vascularization has increased.
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