Acute transient thyroid swelling after fine‐needle aspiration biopsy: A case report of a rare complication and a literature review

Fine‐needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a safe and effective thyroid examination method with rare complications. Herein, we report a rare case of acute transient thyroid swelling that occurred after ultrasound‐guided FNAB. The patient experienced acute pain with rapid thyroid swelling. Ultrasound im...

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Autores principales: Zeng, Wenli, Lu, Jinming, Yan, Ziyan, Liu, Yanna, Deng, Wenfeng, Zhou, Yi, Xu, Wenwei, Wang, Yuchen, Xu, Jian, Miao, Yun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2022
Materias:
Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9310847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35234360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dc.24948
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Sumario:Fine‐needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a safe and effective thyroid examination method with rare complications. Herein, we report a rare case of acute transient thyroid swelling that occurred after ultrasound‐guided FNAB. The patient experienced acute pain with rapid thyroid swelling. Ultrasound imaging revealed a nodule with a linear, hypoechoic, and “patch‐like” appearance, indicating edema without hemorrhage. After receiving anti‐anaphylaxis and detumescence therapy for 1 day, the swelling regressed. Acute transient thyroid swelling is an extremely rare event that occurs shortly after FNAB and may frighten patients; therefore, clinicians should be aware of this complication in this context.

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