Suppurative Thyroiditis with Gas Formation

Acute suppurative thyroiditis with gas formation is very rare. A 70-year-old woman was admitted with dysphagia and fever. The clinical diagnosis of acute thyroiditis was supported by fine needle aspiration biopsy. X-ray examination showed gas collection within the soft tissue of the anterior neck an...

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Main Author: Sunarto Reksoprawiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409603808