Thyroid Abscess Due to a Mixed Anaerobic Infection with Fusobacterium mortiferum
Open Access
- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (12), 6202-6204
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.12.6202-6204.2005
Abstract
A rare case of a thyroid abscess due to mixed anaerobic flora containing Fusobacterium mortiferum in an immunocompetent patient is described. The patient was successfully treated with immediate surgical intervention and appropriate antimicrobial agents.Keywords
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