normal in standard thyrotoxicosis and lower than normal in de Quervain's. Treatment Treatment is beta blockers, aspirin, and NSAIDs (or corticosteroids if NSAIDs are ineffective). Eponym It is named for Fritz de Quervain. It should not be confused with De Quervain syndrome. Terminology It is sometimes called subacute thyroiditis, but there are other forms of subacute thyroiditis, subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis, postpartum thyroiditis, and autoimmune thyroiditis all of which, in contrast to de Quervain's, are typically painless or "silent". It is also sometimes called "painful subacute thyroiditis". This is in contrast to subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis, which is also sometimes called "painless thyroiditis". References External links Thyroid disease