Lessons of the month 1: A diagnostic dilemma: thyroid abscess or subacute thyroiditis?
| Autor: | Jamie Hong Im Teoh, Shanty Velaiutham |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Clin Med (Lond) |
| ISSN: | 1473-4893 |
| Popis: | Thyroid abscess is rare but potentially fatal, whereas subclinical thyroiditis is a self-limiting condition that is more commonly seen. The clinical features of both diseases can be overlapping but the treatment approach differs. We report a case of a painful left thyroid nodule not responding to conventional therapy for thyroiditis or thyroid abscess. |
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