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. 2018 Mar 5;6(5):951-952.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1463. eCollection 2018 May.

Suppurative thyroiditis

Mandeep Singla  1 , Saurabh Gaba  1 , Kanwar Bhinder  1
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Suppurative thyroiditis

Mandeep Singla et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Acute bacterial suppurative thyroiditis is an infrequent but life-threatening medical emergency. It needs to be considered in a patient with painful thyroid enlargement. Therapy consists of appropriate antibiotics and drainage of abscess. The disease may prove fatal if diagnosis and treatment are delayed.

Keywords: Fluid collection; suppurative thyroiditis; thyroid gland; thyroid profile.

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(A) Thyroid gland abscess extending superiorly to the submandibular region and inferiorly to the clavicular head. (B) Thyroid gland abscess causing mild compression of the trachea
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