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Thyroid abscess is a rare clinical condition. A prompt diagnosis is important because it may progress rapidly into a life - threatening condition. The common causative organisms responsible for thyroid abscess are Staphylococci and Streptococci species. We present a very unusual case of a diabetic patient, without previous thyroid disease, showing clinical symptoms of thyroid abscess associated with a deep neck infection (prevertebral space), both caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. A delay in diagnosis of morbidities associated with a thyroid abscess may result in rapid exacerbation of this condition. Therefore, prompt and appropriate treatment is mandatory for a successful outcome. The patient was managed with open surgical drainage abscess and appropriate antimicrobial intravenous antibiotics.
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| Published | 29-12-2024 | |
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| Issue | No. 80 (2022) | |
| Section | Case report | |
| DOI | 10.38103/jcmhch.80.6 | |
| Keywords | Áp - xe tuyến giáp, Klebsiella, ESBL, Mở cạnh cổ, Nhiễm trùng cổ sâu Thyroid abscess, Klebsiella, ESBL, Cervicotomy, Deep neck infection |
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