Campylobacter fetus thyroid gland abscess in a young immunocompetent woman
Nancy K. El Beayni,
George F. Araj,
Sarah Beydoun,
Maria Kozah,
Zuhayr Tabbarah
Affiliations
Nancy K. El Beayni
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
George F. Araj
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Sarah Beydoun
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Maria Kozah
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Zuhayr Tabbarah
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Corresponding author at: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine- Infectious Diseasesl, Lebanon.
Campylobacter species are mostly associated with intestinal infections. Campylobacter fetus, however, can cause bacteremia and extra-intestinal infections especially in immunosuppressed patients. To the best of our knowledge, we present the second case of C. fetus causing thyroiditis and thyroid abscess in an immunocompetent young woman. Keywords: Campylobacterfetus, Thyroiditis, Unusual infection
