Streptococcus-related acute suppurative thyroiditis in a COVID-19-positive child: A rare case report.
Elham MalekiKimia IranmaneshMohammad Javad NajafzadehAmir BaniasadPublished in: Clinical case reports (2023)
In this case report, we present a 10-year-old girl with acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) symptoms, such as fever, sore throat, and swelling in the suprasternal region, who had a positive PCR test for COVID-19. The result of the secretions culture obtained from the abscess drainage was positive for nonhemolytic Streptococcus.
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