Tiroiditis aguda supurada en un paciente pediátrico: Report of a pediatric case

Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is an uncommon condition because thyroid gland is remarkably resistant to infections. In children, anatomic defects such as a left pyriform sinus fistula or a thyroglossal duct remnant predispose to this infection. Once the diagnosis is confirmed by ultrasound or...

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Main Authors: Giadrosich R,Vinka, Hernández C,M Isabel, Izquierdo Q,Claudia, Zamora K,Beatriz
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2004
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872004000200012
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