title: Actinomycotic thyroiditis in a child.
abstract: The authors present a unique case of actinomycosis occurring in a 10-year-old girl who presented with a painless, noninflammatory left neck mass of 3 weeks duration. Physical examination findings showed a firm, nontender mass within the left thyroid lobe, and a presumptive diagnosis of thyroid neoplasm was made. Inflammatory changes subsequently occurred and surgical drainage was performed revealing sulphur granules. Histological examination confirmed actinomycosis of the thyroid gland.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Surgery, University of Western Ontario and the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trites
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents