Thyroid gland rupture caused by blunt trauma to the neck

BACKGROUND: Thyroid rupture following blunt trauma is extremely rare, and neck pain without swelling may be the only presenting symptom. However, hemorrhage and hematoma subsequently causes severe tracheal compression and respiratory distress. CASE PRESENTATION: A 71-year-old Japanese woman visited...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hara, Hirotaka, Hirose, Yoshinobu, Yamashita, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4759855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-1932-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4759855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26892467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-1932-7

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