Eikenella corrodens as a Cause of Thyroid Abscess

A pediatric patient with acute suppurative thyroiditis caused by Eikenella corrodens

“…Although Eikenella species occasionally causes acute suppurative thyroiditis in adults, it is rare for this to happen in pediatric patients [6][7][8].…”

Thyroid abscess at an adolescent age

“…In our case, a histological examination of the tissue obtained during surgery showed no signs of this specific inflammation. The etiological agents may be a rare Eikenella corrodens [15]. Thyroid abscess was reported to be a complication of a retropharyngeal abscess [16].…”

Eikenella corrodens: A recently recognized pathogen in head and neck infections

“…The oro-facial infections are often related to dental manipulation and delayed surgical reduction to jaw fractures (Jones and Romig, 1979). Other presentations of maxillo-facial infections due to E. corrodens include sinusitis, parotitis and thyroid abscess (Bissell et al, 1983;Vichyanond et al, 1983;Tami and Parker, 1984). Several of the reported cases of sinusitis have been associated with intracranial infections (Rubinstein etai, 1976).…”

“…Thus, endocarditis following dental extraction and several cases of orally contaminated handwounds have been reported (Johnson and Pankey, 1976;Landis and Korver, 1983). In children pneumonia and pulmonary empyema have also been described (St. John et al, 1981;Vichyanond et al, 1983).…”