Disseminated nocardiosis presenting as a superinfected thyroglossal duct cyst in a patient with diabetes.
Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology
Head and neck surgery
Infectious diseases
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Jun 2024
18 Jun 2024
Historique:
medline:
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2024
pubmed:
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6
2024
entrez:
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2024
Statut:
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Résumé
We introduce the case of a male patient in his 60s who was admitted to our emergency department with a persisting sore throat for the last 3 weeks and dysphagia. Fibre-endoscopic evaluation revealed an asymmetry at the base of the tongue. In combination with elevated white cell count and C reactive protein, a computerized tomography showed a superinfected thyroglossal duct cyst. Intravenous antibiotics were initiated, and the patient was taken to the operating room for cervicotomy. The microbiological swab taken intraoperatively detected
Identifiants
pubmed: 38890116
pii: 17/6/e259725
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-259725
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
8064-90-2
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.