What is acute thyroiditis
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Acute thyroiditis is a kind of acute inflammation. Patients with acute thyroiditis will have physical discomfort, such as fever and vomiting. It is generally caused by the mutual infection of human body's own bacteria. A little carelessness will rapidly worsen. Let's popularize the science of what is acute thyroiditis.
What is acute thyroiditis
First: acute thyroiditis is an acute suppurative infection of the thyroid, also known as acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST), is a non-specific infectious disease of the thyroid, which is rare in clinic. Caused by bacterial, fungal, viral, or parasitic infections. The onset of acute thyroiditis is acute. The symptoms include high fever, sweating, sore throat, dysphagia and general discomfort. Local mass and obvious tenderness appear in the thyroid.
Second, it can be single pathogen infection or mixed infection. The causes of the disease are mainly related to the following factors: secondary infection of basic thyroid diseases; iatrogenic infection, such as thyroid puncture disinfection is not strict; congenital malformation, the most common is congenital Riemannian fossa fistula.
Third: it is the main cause of the disease in children; the direct spread of inflammation near the blood line or thyroid; oropharyngeal trauma; it can also be seen in patients with immune deficiency or low immune function. Speed up. Thyroid function is normal, there can be a transient thyrotoxicosis, generally without treatment can be self-healing. After the formation of the abscess, thyroid scanning showed cold nodules or no radioactive distribution. Ultrasound is helpful to the diagnosis of thyroid.
matters needing attention
Acute thyroiditis patients around the skin will have bloated, swelling pain, high fever symptoms, if the onset period does not pay attention, it will lead to serious complications, at the same time, the patient's resistance will decline, if there are such symptoms of patients, should be timely to the regular hospital for examination.
