From neck swelling to abrupt compromised airway: A case of a hemorrhagic ruptured thyroid cyst

From neck swelling to abrupt compromised airway: A case of a hemorrhagic ruptured thyroid cyst

Here, we present a rare case of spontaneous hemorrhagic rupture of a benign thyroid cyst in an adult Indian female who had no history of thyroid gland disease, trauma or coagulopathies. The patient presented to the Emergency Department with a suddenly progressive left-sided neck swelling of short du...

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Main Authors: Muneera A Al-Khalifa, Hiba Sharif, Mohamed AlShehabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Airway compromise
hemorrhagic rupture
thyroid cyst
Online Access:http://www.sjmms.net/article.asp?issn=1658-631X;year=2016;volume=4;issue=3;spage=229;epage=232;aulast=Al-Khalifa

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