A 38-year-old woman presents with two weeks of pain in the front of her neck radiating to her jaw, together with palpitations, sweating and 2 kg of weight loss. About three weeks earlier she had a sore throat and muscle aches that settled without treatment. Her pulse is 104/min; the thyroid is diffusely enlarged, firm and markedly tender to palpation, and there are no eye signs. Blood tests show TSH <0.01 mIU/L (0.4-4.0), free T4 32 pmol/L (10-20) and ESR 74 mm/h (<20). Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
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