Department of Radiology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Nov;30(10):1944-6. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1642. Epub 2009 May 20.
Acute suppurative thyroiditis is an uncommon disorder, which has been associated with pre-existing thyroid disease, especially a multinodular goiter. We describe a case of a woman who presented clinically with an acute inflammatory condition of the neck. On CT examination, she had a triad of a multinodular goiter, a unilateral hypopharyngitis, and a surrounding cellulitis. We suggest that the constellation of these imaging findings should alert the radiologist to the diagnosis of acute thyroiditis.
急性化脓性甲状腺炎是一种不常见的疾病,与先前存在的甲状腺疾病有关,特别是多结节性甲状腺肿。我们描述了一例女性患者,其临床表现为颈部急性炎症。CT 检查显示,她有多发性结节性甲状腺肿、单侧咽后炎和周围蜂窝织炎三联征。我们建议,这些影像学发现的组合应该提醒放射科医生注意急性甲状腺炎的诊断。