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Suppurative Thyroiditis
Aka: Suppurative Thyroiditis
- Definition
- Painful Thyroiditis associated with Non-Viral Infection
- Epidemiology
- Rare form of Painful Thyroiditis
- Causes
- Bacterial infection
- Streptococcus Pneumoniae
- Streptococcus Pyogenes
- Staphylococcus auerus
- Non-bacterial, non-viral infections
- Parasitic Infections
- Fungal infections
- Mycobacterial infections
- Risk Factors
- Immunocompromised patients
- Elderly
- Pre-existing Thyroid disease in up to 50%
- Congenital defect
- Persistent thyroglossal duct
- Piriform sinus fistula
- Symptoms
- Acute unilateral Neck Pain
- Dysphagia
- Signs
- Fever
- Erythematous skin overlying Thyroid
- Thyroid tender to palpation
- Labs
- Thyroid Function Tests (TSH, Free T4)
- Variable abnormalities or may be euthyroid
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate increased
- Leukocytosis with band forms
- Diagnosis
- Thyroid FNA
- Send for Gram Stain and culture
- Management
- Intravenous antibiotics to cover suspected organisms
- Surgery consultation if abscess drainage required
- References
- Bindra (2006) Am Fam Physician 73:1769-76
- Fukata (2002) Thyroid 12:175-8