Acute suppurative thyroiditis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae infection: a case report

Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a serious disease; therefore, its diagnosis in the acute phase is important. Fine needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid gland plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis of acute suppurative thyroiditis. Appropriate culture technique and optimal imaging modalities are al...

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Autores principales: Akuzawa, Nobuhiro, Yokota, Toru, Suzuki, Tsukasa, Kurabayashi, Masahiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5538065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28781832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1048
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Sumario:Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a serious disease; therefore, its diagnosis in the acute phase is important. Fine needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid gland plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis of acute suppurative thyroiditis. Appropriate culture technique and optimal imaging modalities are also important for its diagnosis.

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