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Acute suppurative thyroiditis following fine‐needle aspiration biopsy in an immunocompetent patient
Author(s) -
Ünlütürk Uğur,
Ceyhan Koray,
Çorapçıoğlu Demet
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22077
Subject(s) - medicine , chills , fine needle aspiration , subacute thyroiditis , thyroid , thyroiditis , abscess , biopsy , surgery , pathology , radiology
The thyroid gland is remarkably resistant to infectious agents owing to several protective mechanisms. Acute suppurative thyroiditis after fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) in an immunocompetent patient is very rare. We report the case of a 50‐year‐old immunocompetent male patient who presented with painful cervical swelling, fever, and chills after an FNA of the thyroid. His physical and laboratory examination suggested an acute suppurative thyroiditis. Repeat FNA results were consistent with thyroid abscess. Physicians should be aware of the probability of acute bacterial thyroiditis after FNA. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 42:215–218, 2014