Acute suppurative thyroiditis following fine‐needle aspiration biopsy in an immunocompetent patient |
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Authors: | Uğur Ünlütürk MD Koray Ceyhan MD Demet Çorapçıoğlu MD |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Endorinology and Metabolism, Ankara University School of Medicine, , Ankara, Turkey;2. Department of Pathology, Ankara University School of Medicine, , Ankara, Turkey |
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Abstract: | 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 |
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Keywords: | acute thyroiditis abscess thyroid nodule fine‐needle aspiration biopsy thyroid ultrasonography |
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