title: Acute suppurative thyroiditis in young children.
abstract: We report two children with acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST). They presented with typical features of AST, which include fever, painful goiter and biochemical euthyroidism. An anatomical defect predisposed to thyroid infection, pyriform sinus fistula, was identified in one patient. Both patients responded well to surgical pus drainage and antibiotic treatment. Anatomical defects must be sought in all children with AST to perform specific surgical treatment and prevent recurrent infection.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics             Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Oranan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wongphyat
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahachoklertwattana
authors.forename: Sani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Molagool
authors.forename: Preamrudee
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poomthavorn
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*