A Rare Case of Suppurative Aspergillosis of the Thyroid

Joint Authors

Prasad, Sampath Chandra
Pokharel, Monika
Prasad, Kishore Chandra
Alva, Bhasker
Thada, Nikhil Dinaker

Source

Case Reports in Otolaryngology

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-09-12

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Suppurative fungal infection of the thyroid is an extremely rare condition even more so in an immunocompetent patient.

Fungal infections of the thyroid usually occur in immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancies, recipients of bone marrow and solid organ allografts on immunosuppression, and patients with AIDS.

A 65-year-old male presented with swelling in the front of the neck for 2 years.

Examination revealed a 4×4 cm non-tender, firm swelling of the right lobe of the thyroid.

The patient was taken up for a subtotal thyroidectomy.

Intra-operatively, an abscess cavity with pus was found in the right lobe of the thyroid.

Histopathology revealed features of fungal abscess and staining demonstrated fungal hyphae characteristic of Aspergillus ssp.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Thada, Nikhil Dinaker& Prasad, Sampath Chandra& Alva, Bhasker& Pokharel, Monika& Prasad, Kishore Chandra. 2013. A Rare Case of Suppurative Aspergillosis of the Thyroid. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Thada, Nikhil Dinaker…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Suppurative Aspergillosis of the Thyroid. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Thada, Nikhil Dinaker& Prasad, Sampath Chandra& Alva, Bhasker& Pokharel, Monika& Prasad, Kishore Chandra. A Rare Case of Suppurative Aspergillosis of the Thyroid. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511225

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-511225