title: Acute suppurative thyroiditis caused by Eikenella corrodens.
abstract: Eikenella corrodens is a slow-growing facultative anaerobe present in the normal oral flora. Two children have been described with acute suppurative thyroiditis with E corrodens as the major pathogen. Staphylococci are the most frequently identified pathogens in acute suppurative thyroiditis. Penicillin or ampicillin are the drugs of choice for infections caused by E corrodens. Anatomic defects should be searched for in children with acute suppurative thyroiditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, NC.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Queen
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Council
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016124:Eikenella corrodens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000209:etiology*; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology