Cureus | A Rare Case of Neck Swelling: Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis With End-Stage Renal Disease
Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a rare life-threatening endocrine emergency. The thyroid gland has rich vascularity and lymphatic drainage, has large amounts of iodine in the tissue, generates hydrogen peroxide, and is encapsulated. Owing to these factors, infection of the thyroid gland is rare. The clinical presentation of acute suppurative thyroiditis closely resembles that of subacute thyroiditis, with a differentiation possible only on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). However, differ...
Laboratory Investigations Left Ventricular Tab Propranolol Tab Propylthiouracil High Resolution Computed Tomography Fine Needle Aspiration
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