A young fit man presenting to the emergency department with a painful neck due to a thyroid abscess

QJM. 2013 Nov;106(11):1041-2. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hct144. Epub 2013 Jul 3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Clindamycin / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neck Pain / diagnosis
  • Neck Pain / etiology
  • Soft Tissue Infections / diagnosis*
  • Soft Tissue Infections / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
  • Thyroid Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Thyroid Diseases / drug therapy
  • Thyroid Gland / abnormalities*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Clindamycin
  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Amoxicillin