Acute suppurative thyroiditis. Report of two cases including one caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare (Battey bacillus).
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications; D012737:Sex Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D013492:Suppuration; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000209:etiology*