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Aspergillus thyroiditis: first antemortem case diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration culture in a pediatric stem cell transplant patient
Author(s) -
Badawy S.M.,
Becktell K.D.,
Muller W.J.,
Schneiderman J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12445
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , thyroiditis , thyroid , aspergillosis , fungal disease , disease , pathology , general surgery , dermatology , biopsy , immunology
Aspergillus thyroiditis ( AT ) has historically been considered a postmortem diagnosis in immunocompromised patients; most have disseminated disease. This report summarizes the clinical challenge of diagnosing AT . It also highlights the value of the early use of thyroid fine‐needle aspiration culture and the need for a high index of suspicion to reach the final diagnosis before disease dissemination.