title: Suppurative thyroiditis with gas formation.
abstract: Acute suppurative thyroiditis with gas formation is very rare. A 70-year-old woman was admitted with dysphagia and fever. The clinical diagnosis of acute thyroiditis was supported by fine needle aspiration biopsy. X-ray examination showed gas collection within the soft tissue of the anterior neck and ultrasonography of the thyroid gland showed a cavity filled with thick liquid. The patient was treated with antibiotic therapy followed by thyroidectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia. sunartor@sby.centrin.net.id
authors.forename: Sunarto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reksoprawiro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005740:Gases