title: Acute blastomycosis thyroiditis.
abstract: Acute thyroiditis is very unusual, and fungal thyroiditis is even more rare. Cervical blastomycosis, on one occasion masquerading as a thyroid mass, has been reported. Here we report the first case of acute blastomycosis infection of the thyroid documented by biopsy and imaging studies. The patient was a 23-year-old woodcutter with no history or features of overt immunodeficiency. The initial response to Itraconazole therapy was satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: Shiraz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moinuddin
authors.forename: Hassana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barazi
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moinuddin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole