Sarfaraz Moaziz, Hasan Syeda Rana, Qureshi Zahid
Fujairah Hospital, Fujairah, Masafi Hospital, Fujairah, Hatta Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2018 Apr-Jun;30(2):284-285.
The eminent feature of the thyroid gland in its resistance to infection by virtue of a rich blood supply and lymphatic drainage. Concomitantly, high iodine content is also bactericidal. Acute suppurative thyroiditis, which leads to primary thyroid abscess, is an unusual type of head and neck infection. And above all, if it is in a paediatric age; it is quite rare. We have the opportunity to present such a noticeable case which was treated successfully by oral antibiotic therapy.
甲状腺的显著特征在于其凭借丰富的血液供应和淋巴引流而具有抗感染能力。与此同时，高碘含量也具有杀菌作用。急性化脓性甲状腺炎会导致原发性甲状腺脓肿，是一种不常见的头颈部感染类型。最重要的是，如果发生在儿童时期，那就相当罕见了。我们有机会呈现这样一个经口服抗生素治疗成功的显著病例。
