Thyroid Science 3(11):CR1-4, 2008
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Thyroid Abscess
with Cutaneous Fistula:
Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Reuben F. De Sousa, MBBS,
Amonkar Dilip, MS, FICS,
and Correia Mervyn, MS
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Department of Surgery, Goa Medical
College; Goa, India
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Contact: Dr. Reuben De
Sousa, Room 45, GARD Hostel, Bambolim-Tiswadi-Goa, 403202
+91-9423810573 reuben_ds@yahoo.co.in
ABSTRACT.
Thyroid abscess arising as a
complication of nodular goiter is a rarely documented phenomenon. Acute
suppurative thyroiditis is usually associated with pyriform sinus
fistula in children, whereas in adults the cause is usually disseminated
infection. A good response is noted to drainage and excision with
antibiotic cover. We report the case of an adult female who presented
with a longstanding multinodular goiter with recent onset of
inflammation and a discharging external fistula. The causative organism
was Staphylococcus aureus. The patient staged an uneventful recovery
following hemithyroidectomy with fistulectomy and intravenous
antibiotics.
Keywords. Multinodular goiter ● Thyroid abscess ● Thyroiditis
Reuben F. De Sousa, MBBS,
Amonkar Dilip, MS, FICS, and Correia
Mervyn, MS. Thyroid Abscess with
Cutaneous Fistula: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Thyroid Science, 3(11):CR1-4, 2008.
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