Queen J S, Clegg H W, Council J C, Morton D
Department of Pediatrics, Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, NC.
J Pediatr Surg. 1988 Apr;23(4):359-61. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(88)80208-2.
Eikenella corrodens is a slow-growing facultative anaerobe present in the normal oral flora. Two children have been described with acute suppurative thyroiditis with E corrodens as the major pathogen. Staphylococci are the most frequently identified pathogens in acute suppurative thyroiditis. Penicillin or ampicillin are the drugs of choice for infections caused by E corrodens. Anatomic defects should be searched for in children with acute suppurative thyroiditis.