ACUTE SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS PRESENTING AS A PAINLESS THYROID SWELLING
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e54fc9753f51424a83a2ff187bd64d892022-12-21T20:07:22ZengAcademy of Family Physicians of MalaysiaMalaysian Family Physician1985-207X1985-22742006-01-0112-35457ACUTE SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS PRESENTING AS A PAINLESS THYROID SWELLINGKeah Say HienLeong Choong KheongAcute 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.http://www.e-mfp.org/v1n2-3/thyroiditis.htmAcute suppurative thyroiditisKlebsiella pneumoniae septicaemia |
| spellingShingle | Keah Say Hien Leong Choong Kheong ACUTE SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS PRESENTING AS A PAINLESS THYROID SWELLING Malaysian Family Physician Acute suppurative thyroiditis Klebsiella pneumoniae septicaemia |
| title | ACUTE SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS PRESENTING AS A PAINLESS THYROID SWELLING |
| title_full | ACUTE SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS PRESENTING AS A PAINLESS THYROID SWELLING |
| title_fullStr | ACUTE SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS PRESENTING AS A PAINLESS THYROID SWELLING |
| title_full_unstemmed | ACUTE SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS PRESENTING AS A PAINLESS THYROID SWELLING |
| title_short | ACUTE SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS PRESENTING AS A PAINLESS THYROID SWELLING |
| title_sort | acute suppurative thyroiditis presenting as a painless thyroid swelling |
| topic | Acute suppurative thyroiditis Klebsiella pneumoniae septicaemia |
| url | http://www.e-mfp.org/v1n2-3/thyroiditis.htm |
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