Acute suppurative thyroiditis in children

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  • V. Škrabić -
  • Ž. Vlastelica -
  • V. Bedeković -
  • Z. Čolović -
  • R. Tafra -

Keywords:

THYROIDITIS, SUPPURATIVE, ABSCESS, THERAPEUTICS, CHILD, ADOLESCENT

Abstract

Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a rare but potentially life threatening disease in children and adolescents, usually occurring as a complication of so-called pyriform sinus fistula. The left thyroid lobe is affected in 90% of cases. Common treatment is a combination of surgical and antibiotic therapy, although good results of less invasive therapeutic approaches have been reported recently from non-randomized studies. We describe three female pediatric patients with acute purulent thyroiditis treated at our Department during a 20-year period, without confirmed sinus pyriform fistula. Two patients had a process in the right lobe of the thyroid, and all of them were treated with antibiotics and surgical therapy.

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2011-09-30

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Škrabić, V., Vlastelica, Ž., Bedeković, V., Čolović, Z., & Tafra, R. (2011). Acute suppurative thyroiditis in children. Paediatria Croatica, 55(3), 247-251. https://journal.paedcro.com/index.php/paedcro/article/view/790

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