title: Emergency thyroidectomy in infected thyroid cyst due to spontaneous gas forming organisms.
abstract: We are reporting a case of a young female, who presented to emergency room with sudden increase in thyroid swelling, high fever and acute respiratory distress. Clinical diagnosis of spontaneous infection of thyroid cyst was made. Operative finding was infection of thyroid cyst with gas formation. Systemic antibiotics and operative intervention by subtotal thyroidectomy led to recovery of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Foundation University Medical College, Rawalpindi.
authors.forename: Rehan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masood
authors.lastname: Samiullah
authors.forename: Ishtiaq Ahmed
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.lastname: Taimur
authors.lastname: Shaumaila
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy