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Akdemir, Z., Karaman, E., Akdeniz, H., Alptekin, C. and Arslan, H. (2015) Giant Thyroid Abscess Related to Postpartum Brucella Infection. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015, Article ID: 646209.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/646209
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TITLE:
Brucellosis Presented as Thyroiditis: A Rare Case Report
AUTHORS:
Mahsa Alinaghian, Majid Avijgan
KEYWORDS:
Brucellosis, Thyroiditis, Corticosteroid Therapy
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Infectious Diseases,
Vol.6 No.4,
December
5,
2016
ABSTRACT: Brucellosis is an endemic zoonotic disease around the world such as Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. Brucella is brought into attention by affecting various organs thorough complications, but thyroiditis is a rare one. Here, we present a case of Brucellosis with neck discomfort and odynophagia who developed thyroiditis and was treated by antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy. This case report aims to draw clinicians’ attention to thyroiditis as a rare complication of brucellosis.