#CBCLIPS Episode 22: A female toddler with thyroiditis

#CBCLIPS Creator and Editor: Sherif Emil, M.D., C.M.; The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada. Dr. Emil is a Senior Editor of The Hendren Project and Editor-in-Chief of the Abdominal Wall Defects Section.


1. Case Presentation

  • A 4-yr-old girl presents with a 5-day history of fever and worsening neck pain.
  • Your exam shows a left paramedian, tender, erythematous, neck mass.
  • Ultrasound shows “thyroiditis” and a CT scan (below) shows an inflammatory mass with abscess formation emanating from the left thyroid.

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How would you manage your patient? ▼ See Case Commentary Below


2. Case Commentary

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