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Minimal Invasive Resection of Large Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter
Published on: September 20, 2024
Streptococcus-related acute suppurative thyroiditis in a COVID-19-positive child: A rare case report
Elham Maleki1, Kimia Iranmanesh1, Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh2
1Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Science, Kerman University of Medical Sciences Kerman Iran.
Abstract:
In this case report, we present a 10-year-old girl with acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) symptoms, such as fever, sore throat, and swelling in the suprasternal region, who had a positive PCR test for COVID-19. The result of the secretions culture obtained from the abscess drainage was positive for nonhemolytic Streptococcus.
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