▁cases ▁of ▁an ▁ant ib i otic ▁resist ant ▁in fection ▁or ▁ne c rot ic ▁t issue , ▁a ▁lo b ect omy ▁is ▁recommended . ▁ ▁If ▁diagn osis ▁and / or ▁treatment ▁is ▁delayed , ▁the ▁disease ▁could ▁prove ▁fatal . ▁ ▁Ep ide mi ology ▁Ac ute ▁inf ect ious ▁thy roid itis ▁is ▁very ▁rare , ▁with ▁it ▁only ▁account ing ▁for ▁about ▁ 0 . 1 – 0 . 7 % ▁of ▁all ▁thy roid itis . ▁Lar ge ▁hosp it als ▁tend ▁to ▁only ▁see ▁two ▁cases ▁of ▁A IT ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁few ▁cases ▁of ▁A IT ▁that ▁are ▁seen ▁the ▁statistics ▁seem ▁to ▁show ▁a ▁pattern . ▁ ▁A IT ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁children ▁and ▁young ▁adult s ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 4 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁occurrence ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁in ▁people ▁between ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁is ▁only ▁about ▁ 8 % ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁ 9 2 % ▁being ▁in ▁children . ▁Men ▁and ▁women ▁are ▁each ▁just ▁as ▁likely ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁disease . ▁ ▁If ▁left ▁un tre ated , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 2 % ▁mort ality ▁rate . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : Th y roid ▁disease <0x0A> </s> ▁Br eston ▁Plant ation ▁House ▁in ▁C ald well ▁Par ish , ▁Louisiana , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register