Endocrinol Metab.  2024 Aug;39(4):664-668. 10.3803/EnM.2024.1982.

Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis as a Presentation of Disseminated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in an Adult with Type 1 Diabetes

• Lee N
• Jeon JY
• Choi YJ
• Han SJ

• KMID: 2558951
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2024.1982

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  Fig. 1. Initial examination. (A) Thyroid ultrasonography, (B) neck computed tomography (CT), (C) electrocardiography, (D) chest CT, (E) echocardiogram, (F, G) abdomen, and (H) lower extremity CT. Each arrowhead in B, F, G, and H indicates an abscess. The arrowheads in D and E indicate septic emboli and pericardial effusion, respectively.

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  Fig. 2. Follow-up examination during admission. (A, B, C) Chest X-ray, (D) chest computed tomography, and (E) electrocardiography.

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  Fig. 3. Follow-up images at 5 weeks after admission and at 3 months after discharge. (A) Neck computed tomography (CT), (B) chest CT, (C) abdomen CT, (D) thyroid ultrasonography, and (E) chest X-ray.

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