Massive thyroid goiter: an unusual cause of aspiration pneumonia

Korean J Intern Med. 2016 Nov;31(6):1196-1197. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2015.396. Epub 2016 Sep 23.

Authors

Ming-Tsung Chen¹, Chia-Hsin Liu¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Goiter / complications*
Goiter / diagnostic imaging
Goiter / surgery
Humans
Pneumonia, Aspiration / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Aspiration / etiology*
Thyroidectomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed