Open AccessSuppurative thyroiditis
Author(s) -
Singla Mandeep,
Gaba Saurabh,
Bhinder Kanwar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1463
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroiditis , antibiotics , abscess , thyroid , disease , surgery , dermatology , intensive care medicine , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
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. Therapy consists of appropriate antibiotics and drainage of abscess. The disease may prove fatal if diagnosis and treatment are delayed.