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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doaj-4042da7780a34a35acec8bc80d826f762020-11-24T23:13:55ZengElsevierAsian Journal of Surgery1015-95842003-07-0126318018210.1016/S1015-9584(09)60380-8Suppurative Thyroiditis with Gas FormationSunarto ReksoprawiroAcute 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 and ultrasonography of the thyroid gland showed a cavity filled with thick liquid. The patient was treated with antibiotic therapy followed by thyroidectomy. Escherichia coli was the causative micro-organism cultured from the pus specimen.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409603808 |
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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 and ultrasonography of the thyroid gland showed a cavity filled with thick liquid. The patient was treated with antibiotic therapy followed by thyroidectomy. Escherichia coli was the causative micro-organism cultured from the pus specimen. |
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