Fine needle aspiration cytology in the management of acute suppurative thyroiditis.
Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is relatively uncommon. We report 11 such cases from a population residing in a goiter endemic zone of Northern India. The important contribution of fine needle aspiration cytology in confirming the diagnosis and management is emphasized.
Singh
S K
SK
Division of Endocrinology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Agrawal
J K
JK
Kumar
M
M
Shukla
H S
HS
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy