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Case Reports
. 2006 Aug 31;1(2-3):54-7.
eCollection 2006.

Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis Presenting As A Painless Thyroid Swelling

Keah Say Hien  1 , Leong Choong Kheong  2
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Case Reports

Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis Presenting As A Painless Thyroid Swelling

Keah Say Hien et al. Malays Fam Physician. .

Abstract

Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a rare disorder. We saw a 24 year old man with this condition that present atypically. The patient had a non-tender thyroid enlargement associated with fever and leukocytosis. FNA cytology clinched the diagnosis. The abscess was associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae septicemia and required surgical drainage after failing antibiotic therapy.

Keywords: Acute suppurative thyroiditis; Klebsiella pneumoniae septicaemia.

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Figure 1. Spiral CT of neck. (A) Right thyroid mass, (B) trachea shifted to the left
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