Acute suppurative thyroiditis arising from a piriform sinus fistula: CT diagnosis.
We report an uncommon case of acute suppurative thyroiditis arising from a piriform sinus fistula. Postcontrast computed tomography (CT) revealed an anterior neck abscess extending from the left piriform sinus inferiorly towards the left lobe of the thyroid gland, in addition to bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy.
Department of Radiology, Sendai City Hospital, Japan.
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Kinoshita
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Ishii
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Naganuma
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Mori
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Nakagawa
D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed