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Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis Secondary to Tuberculosis with Superimposed Bacterial Infection [PDF]
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 2022 Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a rare and potentially fatal condition. We present a case of an 18-year-old Malay female who presented with one-week history of painful right sided neck swelling, fever and odynophagia.
Siti Sanaa binti Wan Azman +1 more
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Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis in an Intravenous Drug User with a Preexisting Goiter [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2018 Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is an uncommon, potentially life-threatening cause of a rapidly enlarging neck mass. It may present similarly to subacute thyroiditis, a relatively benign and self-limiting condition.
Nikhil Yegya-Raman +2 more
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Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis Secondary to Gemella With Extensive Complications
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2023 A young woman developed thyroid storm secondary to acute suppurative thyroiditis, with Gemella morbillorum bacteremia. Her case was complicated by neck abscess, Lemierre syndrome (septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein), mediastinitis, and ...
Amber Champion
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Refractory acute suppurative thyroiditis secondary to pyriform sinus fistula [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2014 Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a rare disease because the thyroid gland is remarkably resistant to infection. We present a 2-year-old girl with refractory acute suppurative thyroiditis due to a pyriform sinus fistula (PSF).
Jee Hyue Seo +3 more
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Suppurative Thyroiditis with Gas Formation [PDF]
Asian Journal of Surgery, 2003 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.
Sunarto Reksoprawiro
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Case Report: Pediatric acute suppurative thyroiditis caused by Eikenella corrodens: a rare presentation revealing pyriform sinus fistula [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsAcute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is a rare, potentially life-threatening bacterial infection of the thyroid gland, characterized by rapid progression.
Fan Cui +5 more
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Clinical Analysis of Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis in 18 Children [PDF]
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 Xiang She, Yu-Neng Zhou, Jun Guo, Cong Yi Department of Pediatrics, Mianyang Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, 621000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Cong Yi, Department ...
She X, Zhou YN, Guo J, Yi C
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A Case of Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis with Thyrotoxicosis in an Elderly Patient [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013 Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is a rare condition, as the thyroid gland is relatively resistant to infection. Thyroid function tests are usually normal in AST. A few cases of AST associated with thyrotoxicosis have been reported in adults.
Bo Sang Kim +11 more
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Suppurative thyroiditis in a pregnant patient
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2018 Acute suppurative thyroiditis is rare, and its occurrence in pregnancy is thought to be related to high circulating levels of human chorionic gonadotropin that cross-bind to TSH receptors.
Bennett Ong, Song Tar Toh, Andy J K Chua
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Clinical Case Reports, 2018 Key Clinical Message Acute bacterial suppurative thyroiditis is an infrequent but life‐threatening medical emergency. It needs to be considered in a patient with painful thyroid enlargement.
Mandeep Singla +2 more
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