Acute suppurative thyroiditis in a 10-year-old child

Andrey V. Pisklakov; Писклаков Андрей Валерьевич; Vjacheslav I. Ponomarev; Пономарев Вячеслав Иванович; Aset T. Isakov; Исаков Асет Турекелдаевич; Igor’ I. Larkin; Ларькин Игорь Иванович; Valery I. Larkin; Ларькин Валерий Иванович; Alexey G. Kalinichev; Калиничев Алексей Геннадьевич; Anatoly V. Lysov; Лысов Анатолий Васильевич

doi:10.17816/ps679

Acute suppurative thyroiditis in a 10-year-old child

Authors: Pisklakov A.V.¹, Ponomarev V.I.¹, Isakov A.T.², Larkin I.I.¹, Larkin V.I.¹, Kalinichev A.G.¹, Lysov A.V.¹
Affiliations:
1. Omsk State Medical University
2. Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital, Omsk
Issue: Vol 27, No 6 (2023)
Pages: 446-451
Section: CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS
Submitted: 15.06.2023
Accepted: 17.08.2023
Published: 26.12.2023
URL: https://jps-nmp.ru/jour/article/view/679
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/ps679
ID: 679

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute suppurative thyroiditis in children is a rare and potentially life-threatening thyroid disease that requires rapid diagnostics and treatment.

CLINICAL CASE DESCRIPTION: A clinical case of a 10-year-old girl with a thyroid abscess is described. She had fever, painful neck swelling, sore throat, tachycardia, restricted neck movement, and dysphagia for 6–7 days. The treatment consisted of antibiotic therapy, incision and drainage of the abscess using local ozone therapy. It was found that causative agents were Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. The girl had a follow-up examination in 9 months after the discharge — there were no signs of thyroid pathology.

CONCLUSION: Although acute suppurative thyroiditis is extremely rare in children, it occurs sometimes. Since this condition may be associated with a piriform sinus fistula, the child must be examined for it because of the risk of recurrence.

Keywords

children, acute suppurative thyroiditis, treatment

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About the authors

Andrey V. Pisklakov

Omsk State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: pisklakovomsk@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7594-7723
SPIN-code: 8579-9842

MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor

Россия, Omsk

Vjacheslav I. Ponomarev

Omsk State Medical University

Email: pvikust@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2555-7994
SPIN-code: 6157-7334

MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor

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