Thyroid Abscess as a Manifestation of Invasive Aspergillosis in a Chronic Granulomatous Disease Patient

The Journal of Radiology General Radiologys

  • Roger Zhou1Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • Julian J Bosco2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Central clinical school, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • Belinda R Miller3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • Bruno Di Muzio1Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Volume 20 Issue 4 Pages 3

DOI: 10.3941/jrcr.5932

Abstract

A young adult male with background chronic granulomatous disease presented with a subacute history of fatigue, dyspnoea, abdominal pain, fevers and intermittent neck pain. The right thyroid lobe was enlarged with a heterogeneous fluid collection on ultrasound, with microbiological analysis demonstrating an Aspergillus felis abscess. Combined with other abscesses in the liver and spleen, the clinical picture was consistent with angioinvasive aspergillosis.

Keywords

  • General Radiology
  • Thyroid
  • Disease
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