title: Acute purulent thyroiditis with retropharyngeal and retrotracheal abscesses.
abstract: An unusual case of acute purulent thyroiditis in a 45-year-old man forming a large abscess in the left lobe of the thyroid gland is described. It perforated the capsule at the posterior wall of the thyroid, causing extensive retropharyngeal and retrotracheal abscesses. The patient was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics and surgical excision of the infected tissues. He has remained well one year after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Charles University, University Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. chrobok@nem.pce.cz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chrobok
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Celakovský
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nuńez-Fernández
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simáková
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed