A Rare Case of Suppurative Aspergillosis of the Thyroid

Nikhil Dinaker Thada; Sampath Chandra Prasad; Bhasker Alva; Monika Pokharel; Kishore Chandra Prasad

doi:10.1155/2013/956236

Case Reports in Otolaryngology (Jan 2013)

A Rare Case of Suppurative Aspergillosis of the Thyroid

Nikhil Dinaker Thada,
Sampath Chandra Prasad,
Bhasker Alva,
Monika Pokharel,
Kishore Chandra Prasad

Affiliations

Nikhil Dinaker Thada: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, 5-7-712/3 ASRP Street, Dongerikeri, Kodialbail, Mangalore 575003, India
Sampath Chandra Prasad: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, 5-7-712/3 ASRP Street, Dongerikeri, Kodialbail, Mangalore 575003, India
Bhasker Alva: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, 5-7-712/3 ASRP Street, Dongerikeri, Kodialbail, Mangalore 575003, India
Monika Pokharel: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, 5-7-712/3 ASRP Street, Dongerikeri, Kodialbail, Mangalore 575003, India
Kishore Chandra Prasad: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, 5-7-712/3 ASRP Street, Dongerikeri, Kodialbail, Mangalore 575003, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/956236
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

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Suppurative fungal infection of the thyroid is an extremely rare condition even more so in an immunocompetent patient. Fungal infections of the thyroid usually occur in immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancies, recipients of bone marrow and solid organ allografts on immunosuppression, and patients with AIDS. A 65-year-old male presented with swelling in the front of the neck for 2 years. Examination revealed a cm non-tender, firm swelling of the right lobe of the thyroid. The patient was taken up for a subtotal thyroidectomy. Intra-operatively, an abscess cavity with pus was found in the right lobe of the thyroid. Histopathology revealed features of fungal abscess and staining demonstrated fungal hyphae characteristic of Aspergillus ssp.

Published in Case Reports in Otolaryngology

ISSN: 2090-6765 (Print); 2090-6773 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criot/

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