title: Thyroid abscess at an adolescent age.
abstract: We report a case of thyroid abscess in a 17-year-old girl. She was presented with swelling and pain in the region of the left thyroid lobe. The diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasonography and fine needle aspiration. After incision, evacuation of the pus and antibiotic treatment manifestations of disease disappeared. Barium swallow did not prove any hypopharyngeal fistula. The girl is now without any problems for 3 years. The patient had infectious mononucleosis 2 months prior development of the thyroid abscess. We contemplate that it may had changed the immunological state that facilitated this rare inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, First Medical School, Faculty Hospital Motol, Institute for Postgraduate Studies, Charles University, V Uvalu 84, Prague 5, Czech Republic. jaromir.astl@seznam.cz
authors.forename: Jaromír
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Astl
authors.forename: Zdenka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kuchynková
authors.forename: Milos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taudy
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Betka
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents