title: Visual vignette. Suppurative thyroiditis due to Nocardia asteroides.
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Sayed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aamir
authors.forename: Ali A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rizvi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents