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Thyroid abscess complicating subacute thyroiditis: A consequence of steroid therapy?
Author(s) -
Quin J. D.,
Gray H. W.,
Baxter J. N.,
Thomson J. A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
clinical endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1365-2265
pISSN - 0300-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1992.tb01490.x
Subject(s) - subacute thyroiditis , medicine , abscess , thyroiditis , thyroid , surgery , endocrinology
Summary A patient with subacute thyroiditis developed a thyroid abscess after drainage of a pilonidal abscess. An infective focus in a patient with subacute thyroiditis on steroids should be treated aggressively with adequate antibiotic cover .