A Case of Actinomycotic Thyroiditis in an Adult with Piriform Sinus Fistula
Endocrinology and Metabolism
;
: 222-226, 2012.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-73022
ABSTRACT
Acute suppurative thyroiditis is an uncommon infectious thyroid disease affecting mainly children and young adults. The route of infection is frequently a pyriform sinus fistula. The major pathogens responsible for acute bacterial suppurative thyroiditis are the Streptococcus and Staphylococcus species. In contrast, Actinomyces species are a very rare cause of acute suppurative thyroiditis. We experienced a case of a 23-year-old man who has presented general weakness and neck pain. Thyroid ultrasonography showed an ill-defined area of heterogeneous hypoechogenicity in the left lobe of the thyroid gland. Histologic examination by fine needle aspiration demonstrated gram-positive, filamentous-like organisms with branching hyphae and characteristic sulfur granules. Barium esophagogram showed a linear barium-filled track at the left pyriform sinus. We report a case of actinomycotic thyroiditis in a young adult with pyriform sinus fistula along with a brief review of related literature.
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Main subject:
Staphylococcus
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Streptococcus
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Sulfur
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Thyroid Diseases
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Thyroid Gland
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Thyroiditis
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Track and Field
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Barium
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Thyroiditis, Suppurative
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Actinomyces
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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