Suppurative Staphylococcus aureus thyroiditis

Scand J Infect Dis. 1986;18(5):483-5. doi: 10.3109/00365548609032369.

Abstract

Suppurative thyroiditis with septicaemia caused by Staphylococcus aureus in a 65-year-old male patient with diabetes mellitus was diagnosed by needle aspiration. Antibiotic treatment and surgical drainage cured the patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
  • Thyroiditis / diagnosis*
  • Thyroiditis, Suppurative / diagnosis*
  • Thyroiditis, Suppurative / therapy