作者: Hsiao-Lien Chen , Pai-Lien Chen
DOI: 10.6314/JIMT.2007.18(3).05
关键词: Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis 、 Diabetes mellitus 、 Pyriform Sinus 、 Thyroid 、 Thyroiditis 、 Fistula 、 Medicine 、 Surgery 、 Recurrent acute 、 Incision and drainage
摘要: Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a rare disorder that causes severe pain, tenderness, redness and fluctuation in the region of thyroid gland. A 52-year-old healthy woman had acute onsets left neck painful swelling on two occasions, three years ago one year ago, respectively. sonography examination revealed hypoechogenic area lobe thyroid, about 2.28×2.1cm size; fine-needle aspiration biopsy showed neutrophil infiltration. Appropriate antibiotic treatment incision drainage mass relieved symptoms infection. The patient no history diabetes mellitus sign pyriform sinus fistula barium swallow study; it unusual to develop recurrent such patient.