亜急性甲状腺炎との鑑別を要した深頸部膿瘍例

Various factors cause deep neck abscesses. Severe cases can develop the complication of internal jugular vein thrombosis. Acute suppurative thyroiditis is one of the most common causes of deep neck abscess. Most cases arise from a hypopharyngeal pyriform sinus fistula, and the abscess is often on the left side of the neck. We report a case of acute suppurative thyroiditis developing from the right lobe of the thyroid that was complicated by internal jugular vein thrombosis.