Suppurative Staphylococcus aureus thyroiditis.
Suppurative thyroiditis with septicaemia caused by Staphylococcus aureus in a 65-year-old male patient with diabetes mellitus was diagnosed by needle aspiration. Antibiotic treatment and surgical drainage cured the patient.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy