Actinomycotic Abscess of Thyroid Gland in a 3-Year-Old Child

Actinomycosis is an atypical cause of infection in the head and neck area, especially in children. A rare incidence of actinomycosis, its nonspecific clinical signs that mimic other pathological conditions, as well as a complicated identification of microorganism lead to diagnostic delays in clinica...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Barbora Pitekova MD, PhD, Robert Kralik MD, PhD, Samuel Kunzo MD, Jaroslav Bojnansky PhD, Ludmila Podracka MD, PhD
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Medicine (General) R5-920 Pathology RB1-214
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/18445dcaeaee430881972d3d21b15a5c
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:18445dcaeaee430881972d3d21b15a5c
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:18445dcaeaee430881972d3d21b15a5c2021-11-03T22:03:32ZActinomycotic Abscess of Thyroid Gland in a 3-Year-Old Child2324-709610.1177/23247096211051923https://doaj.org/article/18445dcaeaee430881972d3d21b15a5c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/23247096211051923https://doaj.org/toc/2324-7096Actinomycosis is an atypical cause of infection in the head and neck area, especially in children. A rare incidence of actinomycosis, its nonspecific clinical signs that mimic other pathological conditions, as well as a complicated identification of microorganism lead to diagnostic delays in clinical practice. Besides an accurate diagnosis, it is of an utmost importance to pinpoint relevant predisposing factors, which might result in the infection. We present a clinical case of actinomycotic infection of the thyroid gland in the pediatric patient at our department.Barbora Pitekova MD, PhDRobert Kralik MD, PhDSamuel Kunzo MDJaroslav Bojnansky PhDLudmila Podracka MD, PhDSAGE PublishingarticleMedicine (General)R5-920PathologyRB1-214ENJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, Vol 9 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Medicine (General) R5-920 Pathology RB1-214
spellingShingle	Medicine (General) R5-920 Pathology RB1-214 Barbora Pitekova MD, PhD Robert Kralik MD, PhD Samuel Kunzo MD Jaroslav Bojnansky PhD Ludmila Podracka MD, PhD Actinomycotic Abscess of Thyroid Gland in a 3-Year-Old Child
description	Actinomycosis is an atypical cause of infection in the head and neck area, especially in children. A rare incidence of actinomycosis, its nonspecific clinical signs that mimic other pathological conditions, as well as a complicated identification of microorganism lead to diagnostic delays in clinical practice. Besides an accurate diagnosis, it is of an utmost importance to pinpoint relevant predisposing factors, which might result in the infection. We present a clinical case of actinomycotic infection of the thyroid gland in the pediatric patient at our department.
format	article
author	Barbora Pitekova MD, PhD Robert Kralik MD, PhD Samuel Kunzo MD Jaroslav Bojnansky PhD Ludmila Podracka MD, PhD
author_facet	Barbora Pitekova MD, PhD Robert Kralik MD, PhD Samuel Kunzo MD Jaroslav Bojnansky PhD Ludmila Podracka MD, PhD
author_sort	Barbora Pitekova MD, PhD
title	Actinomycotic Abscess of Thyroid Gland in a 3-Year-Old Child
title_short	Actinomycotic Abscess of Thyroid Gland in a 3-Year-Old Child
title_full	Actinomycotic Abscess of Thyroid Gland in a 3-Year-Old Child
title_fullStr	Actinomycotic Abscess of Thyroid Gland in a 3-Year-Old Child
title_full_unstemmed	Actinomycotic Abscess of Thyroid Gland in a 3-Year-Old Child
title_sort	actinomycotic abscess of thyroid gland in a 3-year-old child
publisher	SAGE Publishing
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/18445dcaeaee430881972d3d21b15a5c
work_keys_str_mv	AT barborapitekovamdphd actinomycoticabscessofthyroidglandina3yearoldchild AT robertkralikmdphd actinomycoticabscessofthyroidglandina3yearoldchild AT samuelkunzomd actinomycoticabscessofthyroidglandina3yearoldchild AT jaroslavbojnanskyphd actinomycoticabscessofthyroidglandina3yearoldchild AT ludmilapodrackamdphd actinomycoticabscessofthyroidglandina3yearoldchild
_version_	1718445316645060608

Actinomycotic Abscess of Thyroid Gland in a 3-Year-Old Child

Ejemplares similares