ABSTRACT
Infective thyroiditis remain rare disease entity. Six patients were seen in Jos, Nigeria in the last five years. All of them were HIV positive. The presentation and management of these patients are high-lighted. The clinical features and bacteriology were similar to those previously documented for infective thyroiditis.
Subject(s)
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/therapy , Thyroiditis, Suppurative/diagnosis , Thyroiditis, Suppurative/therapy , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/microbiology , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Combined Modality Therapy , Drainage , Fatal Outcome , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Proteus Infections/diagnosis , Proteus Infections/microbiology , Proteus Infections/therapy , Salmonella Infections/diagnosis , Salmonella Infections/microbiology , Salmonella Infections/therapy , Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis , Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology , Staphylococcal Infections/therapy , Thyroidectomy , Thyroiditis, Suppurative/microbiology , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
A case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) in an African girl is presented to document the clinical presentation, management and follow up of this condition. The patient who presented with black buccal mucosal hyperpigmentation and clinical features of jejuno-jejunal intussusception was successfully managed by operative reduction of the intussusception and polypectomy. She is being followed up for evidence of malignant transformation in associated intestinal polyps and development of extra-intestinal malignancies at other sites. The management of PJS in light of recent trends is discussed, especially with reference to suggested protocols for screening and surveillance of sites at supposed risk of tumour development.
