If patients with confirmed evidence of subacute thyroiditis were accompanied with markedly and persistently elevated titers of thyroid autoantibodies, coexistence of both diseases should be suspected.

• 提示典型亚甲炎或病理诊断的亚甲炎伴甲状腺自身抗体滴度持续性显著升高者应怀疑两病共存。