Acute suppurative thyroiditis caused by Eikenella corrodens.
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.
Queen
J S
JS
Department of Pediatrics, Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, NC.
Clegg
H W
HW
Council
J C
JC
Morton
D
D
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