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Ashish Mishra1, Muhammad Zohaib2, Naved Muhammad Farooq1
1Acute Medicine, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, GBR.
Abstract:
Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is serious and rare infection of the thyroid gland, often it can progress to thyroid abscess. Both anatomical defects and underlying thyroid disorders are attributed to etiopathogenesis of the disease. Bacteria usually reach the gland either by lymphatic spread or via hematogenous routes. If untreated it has fatal outcome and had serious complications. The mainstay of treatment is usually a combination of intravenous antibiotics and drainage, and sometimes surgery.
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