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Case Reports
. 2003 Oct;82(10):646-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00277-003-0702-5. Epub 2003 Jul 22.

Suppurative salmonella thyroiditis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

M S Dai  1 , H Chang, M Y Peng, C L Ho, T Y Chao
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Case Reports

Suppurative salmonella thyroiditis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

M S Dai et al. Ann Hematol. 2003 Oct.

Abstract

We describe an 82-year-old man with undiagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who presented with acute swelling of the thyroid goiter. Subsequent thyroid aspirate and blood culture yielded group B Salmonella thyroid abscess with septicemia. Infectious complications are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with CLL since most of them can be timely detected and few can arise from innocent-looking lesions.

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