Acute Bacterial Suppurative Thyroiditis following Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Background. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules is a simple, reliable, and inexpensive procedure performed on suspicious thyroid nodules found in thyroid ultrasound (US). Acute bacterial suppurative thyroiditis is an uncommon complication of FNA which, however, can be life threatening. C...

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Main Authors: Zaw Win Htet, E. Shyong Tai, Samantha Peiling Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7104806
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