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Shattered thyroid gland from blunt neck trauma in a child
1Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA, United States.
Abstract:
Thyroid gland rupture in a child secondary to blunt trauma is an extremely rare occurrence. The number of published cases of thyroid gland injuries in children is very limited in the research literature. A case report of shattered thyroid gland in a child is presented. This case highlights potential life-threatening complications and reviews management of thyroid gland injuries. Based on this case and other published pediatric case reports, conservative management may be a reasonable approach in thyroid gland injuries from blunt neck trauma in children.
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