Actionmycotic Thyroiditis in a Child.
- Author:
Kee Hwan KIM
1
;
Chang Hyeok AHN
;
Jeong Soo KIM
;
Wook KIM
;
Hae Myung JEON
;
Seung Jin YOO
;
Ok Ran SHIN
;
Eun Jung LEE
;
Keun Woo LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Uijongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijongbu, Korea. drbreast@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Actinomycosis;
Thyroiditis
- MeSH:
Actinomyces;
Actinomycosis;
Child*;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Neck;
Physical Examination;
Sulfur;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroid Neoplasms;
Thyroidectomy;
Thyroiditis*
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2002;63(3):262-266
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The authors report a rare case of actinomycosis, involving the thyroid gland in a 9-year-old female, presented with a hard, non-tender, non-inflammatory left neck mass of 4 weeks duration. On physical examination a firm, non-tender mass within the left thyroid gland was found; and the laboratory and imaging studies strongly suggested a thyroid neoplasm. After a left subtotal thyroidectomy, a gross sulfur granule was founded in the excised lesion. Histological examination confirmed actinomycotic thyroiditis. Actinomyces species are a very rare cause of infective thyroiditis, with difficulties in their diagnosis and treatment. The authors reviewed its pathogenesis and treatment.
