title: Acute suppurative thyroiditis following fine-needle aspiration biopsy in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: The thyroid gland is remarkably resistant to infectious agents owing to several protective mechanisms. Acute suppurative thyroiditis after fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in an immunocompetent patient is very rare. We report the case of a 50-year-old immunocompetent male patient who presented with painful cervical swelling, fever, and chills after an FNA of the thyroid. His physical and laboratory examination suggested an acute suppurative thyroiditis. Repeat FNA results were consistent with thyroid abscess. Physicians should be aware of the probability of acute bacterial thyroiditis after FNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endorinology and Metabolism, Ankara University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ünlütürk
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
authors.forename: Demet
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Çorapçıoğlu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: abscess; acute thyroiditis; fine-needle aspiration biopsy; thyroid nodule; thyroid ultrasonography