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Radiation thyroiditis after iodine-131 treatment

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Link to WHO Definition

Radiation thyroiditis after iodine-131 treatment – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/126495936

This is a form of painful, acute thyroiditis resulting from radioactive therapy to treat hyperthyroidism or from radiation to treat head and neck cancer or lymphoma, after iodine-131 (131 I) treatment.