Thyroid abscess due to a mixed anaerobic infection with Fusobacterium mortiferum.
A rare case of a thyroid abscess due to mixed anaerobic flora containing Fusobacterium mortiferum in an immunocompetent patient is described. The patient was successfully treated with immediate surgical intervention and appropriate antimicrobial agents.
Stavreas
Nikolaos P
NP
4th Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens Medical School, 24 Agias Barbaras Street, 14451 Athens, Greece.
Amanatidou
Constantina D
CD
Hatzimanolis
Emmanuel G
EG
Legakis
Ioannis
I
Naoum
George
G
Lakka-Papadodima
Elli
E
Georgoulias
George
G
Morfou
Panagiota
P
Tsiodras
Sotirios
S
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005673:Fusobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery