A diabetic patient with suppurative thyroiditis due to Salmonella enterica complicated by acute kidney injury

Hernik, Aleksandra; Szczepanek‐Parulska, Ewelina; Falkowski, Bogusz; Komarowska, Hanna; Drews, M; Ruchała, Marek

doi:10.20452/pamw.3957

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“…In immunocompromised patients, NTS could cause more invasive extra-intestinal infections [35,[37][38][39]. Our patient's Hg A1c was elevated at 7.8% indicating suboptimal control of DM that is in keep with most cases of AST with DM in the literature [8,10,35].…”

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“…AST. Previous reports are summarized in Table 1 [1,2,5,[7][8][9][10]. Salmonella is a motile Gram-negative anaerobic bacillus with two main species; S. enterica and S. bongori [35].…”

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“…Potential differential diagnoses to consider for patients presenting with AST symptoms are de Quervain's thyroiditis, medullary or anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, and subacute thyroiditis as well as other deep space neck infections [4,16,33,42]. Other complications include airway obstruction, destruction of the thyroid or parathyroid glands, internal jugular vein thrombosis, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, sepsis, and death [5,[7][8][9]28]. Thus, prompt diagnosis is crucial.…”

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“…The recommended duration of therapy is a minimum of 10-14 days. However, treatment of at least 4-5 weeks is reasonable if surgery was not performed to eradicate the infection [8]. Surgical therapies can include incision and drainage, hemithyroidectomy or total thyroidectomy [14,42].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Complications from the infection could range from recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, airway obstruction, sepsis, and death [7][8][9]. Therefore, prompt diagnosis and proper management can prevent such complications [10].…”

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A pain in the neck: Salmonella spp. as an unusual cause of a thyroid abscess. A case report and review of the literature

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Background Thyroid gland infections are rare. Their incidence is estimated to be less than 1% in immunocompromised hosts. Most common pathogens isolated are Gram positive aerobic cocci. Infections with Gram negative facultative aerobes such as Salmonella are rare. Case presentation A 55-year-old female with type II diabetes mellitus and a history of a colloid right thyroid lobe nodule presented with neck pain and fever. She was found to have a thyroid abscess 2 weeks following a non-specific diarrheal illness. A needle aspiration for symptomatic and diagnostic purposes was performed. Cultures grew Salmonella enterica serotype Heidelberg. She was treated with a 12-week course of oral antibiotics and serial aspiration. Conclusion A thyroid abscess is a rare occurrence; however, a high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis. The management is directed at minimizing morbidity. The mainstay treatment is medical, but surgery is sometimes necessary to achieve adequate source control, particularly when complications arise.

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confidence: 60%

“…AST. Previous reports are summarized in Table 1 [1,2,5,[7][8][9][10]. Salmonella is a motile Gram-negative anaerobic bacillus with two main species; S. enterica and S. bongori [35].…”

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confidence: 99%