Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis with Demonstrable Distant Primary Focus: A Report of Two Cases

1 May 1998

journal article
case report
Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Thyroid®

Vol. 8 (5) , 399-401
https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.1998.8.399

Abstract

Two cases of acute suppurative thyroiditis occurring in a normal thyroid gland secondary to a demonstrable primary focus at a distant site are described and the role of interventional radiology in the management is discussed.

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