Acute suppurative thyroiditis with abscess

Introduction: The thyroid gland is well known to resist infections. Primary thyroid abscess resulting from acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is an unusual type of head and neck infection and it is a rare condition in children so that progression to abscess formation is even more uncommon. Case rep...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Safaa Touihmi, ilham Rkain, Asmae Mehdaoui, Youssra El boussaadni, Abdallah Oulmaati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620303912