Acute suppurative thyroiditis caused by Pasteurella multocida and associated with thyrotoxicosis.
Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is an uncommon condition of the thyroid gland. Organisms of the staphylococcal and streptococcal species are the most commonly reported causative agents. Rarely, AST has been associated with transient hyperthyroidism. We report a unique case of AST that was caused by Pasteurella multocida and was associated with thyrotoxicosis in a previously healthy 51-year-old woman.
Section of General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA.
Sarah A
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McLaughlin
Stephen L
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Smith
Shon E
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Meek
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016979:Pasteurella multocida; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography