Short-Term Versus 6-Week Prednisone in The Treatment of Subacute Thyroiditis

20 and 10 mg prednisone in the morning and afternoon, respectively, daily for 1 week; in the second week, these participants received 400 mg celecoxib (a type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) on day 1 and 200 mg twice daily for the remaining 6 days until celecoxib withdrawal.

20 and 10 mg prednisone in the morning and afternoon, respectively, daily in the first week, and then reduced by 5 mg/week from the second week until withdrawal in the sixth week.