Acute Neck Infection Due to Thyroid Abscess
Cengizhan Şan Özdemir 1, Selim Sözen 1 * , Oktay Banlı 1
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1 Elazığ Education, and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Elazığ, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Thyroid abscess is a rare clinical disorder. The caused organism was found to be Staphylococcus aureus. A history of preceding upper respiratory tract infection and recurrent left sided neck infection should alert the physician to its presence. Early biopsy and cultures are needed. Thyroid abscess is successfully treated with immediate surgical intervention and appropriate antimicrobial agents.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, 2011, Volume 8, Issue 2, 144-147

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82716

Publication date: 11 Apr 2011

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