J Korean Surg Soc.
2002 Sep;63(3):262-266.
Actionmycotic Thyroiditis in a Child
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Surgery, Uijongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijongbu, Korea. drbreast@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
- 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Uijongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijongbu, Korea.
Abstract
- The authors report a rare case of actinomycosis, involving the thyroid gland in a 9-year-old female, presented with a hard, non-tender, non-inflammatory left neck mass of 4 weeks duration. On physical examination a firm, non-tender mass within the left thyroid gland was found; and the laboratory and imaging studies strongly suggested a thyroid neoplasm. After a left subtotal thyroidectomy, a gross sulfur granule was founded in the excised lesion. Histological examination confirmed actinomycotic thyroiditis. Actinomyces species are a very rare cause of infective thyroiditis, with difficulties in their diagnosis and treatment. The authors reviewed its pathogenesis and treatment.
Keyword
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- A Child of Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis with Transient Thyrotoxicosis
- Recurrent Hyperthyroidism Following Postpartum Thyroiditis in a Woman with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Histopathologic study of the so called 'palpation thyroiditis'
- A Case of Riedel's Thyroiditis in a Patient with a History of Subacute Thyroiditis
- Recurrent Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis due to Piriform Sinus Fistula
