Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis in an Intravenous Drug User with a Preexisting Goiter

Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is an uncommon, potentially life-threatening cause of a rapidly enlarging neck mass. It may present similarly to subacute thyroiditis, a relatively benign and self-limiting condition. We report a case of AST in an adult intravenous (IV) drug user with a preexistin...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yegya-Raman, Nikhil, Copeland, Tabitha, Parikh, Payal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5892251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29780423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5098712

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5892251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29780423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5098712

Ejemplares similares