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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2024

Thyroid abscess associated with thyrotoxicosis caused by Yersinia enterocolitica subsp. palearctica in a patient with follicular adenoma of the thyroid gland.

Takehiro Hashimoto, Takaaki Yahiro, Sonoka Takakura, Sakirul Khan, Kazunori Kimitsuki, Kazufumi Hiramatsu, Akira Nishizono

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Idiopathic suppuration of the thyroid gland: report of two patients and analysis of the variations in clinical presentations.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takehiro HashimotoInfection Control Center, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan. hashimo2013@oita-u.ac.jp.
Takaaki YahiroDepartment of Microbiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
Sonoka TakakuraDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
Sakirul KhanDepartment of Microbiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
Kazunori KimitsukiDepartment of Microbiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
Kazufumi HiramatsuInfection Control Center, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan.
Akira NishizonoDepartment of Microbiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
Oita University · JPOita University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundYersinia enterocolitica is a gram-negative zoonotic bacterial pathogen that is typically transmitted via the fecal-oral route. The most common clinical manifestation of a Y. enterocolitica infection is self-limited gastroenteritis. Although various extraintestinal manifestations of Y. enterocolitica infection have been reported, there are no reports of thyroid abscesses. CASE PRESENTATION: An 89-year-old Japanese man with follicular adenoma of the left thyroid gland was admitted to our hospital with a 2-day history of fever and left neck pain. Laboratory tests revealed low levels of thyroid stimulating hormone and elevated levels of free thyroxine 4. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed low-attenuation areas with peripheral enhancement in the left thyroid gland. He was diagnosed with thyroid abscess and thyrotoxicosis, and treatment with intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam was initiated after collecting blood, drainage fluid, and stool samples. The isolated Gram-negative rod bacteria from blood and drainage fluid cultures was confirmed to be Y. enterocolitica. He was diagnosed with thyroid abscess and thyrotoxicosis due to be Y. enterocolitica subsp. palearctica. The piperacillin-tazobactam was replaced with levofloxacin.

conclusionWe report a novel case of a thyroid abscess associated with thyrotoxicosis caused by Y. enterocolitica subsp. palearctica in a patient with a follicular thyroid adenoma.

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AdenomaThyroid NeoplasmsThyrotoxicosisYersinia enterocoliticaAbscessAged, 80 and overHumansMalePiperacillinTazobactamYersiniaPiperacillinTazobactamBacteremiaThyroid abscessYersinia enterocolitica

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PMID38191305
PMCPMC10773048
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