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Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med
; 4(3): 411-413, 2020 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32926699
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: A thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is a congenital malformation in the neck. Surgical management is often recommended due to risk of recurrent infections and rare possibility of malignancy. CASE REPORT: Herein, we describe the case of an adult presenting with tender neck mass and fever. She had a history of previous surgical excision of her TGDC as a child. On evaluation she was found to have a recurrent TGDC complicated by acute infection via computed tomography imaging. CONCLUSION: In patients who have had previous surgical intervention to remove a TGDC, recurrence with infection should remain a diagnostic consideration.