SALMONELLA-BRANDENBURG - A NOVEL CAUSE OF ACUTE SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS

A Patient with suppurative thyroiditis due to infection with Salmonell a brandenburg is reported. Localization of the infection occurred to a pre-existing thyroid nodule after Salmonella bacteremia. S. brandenbu rg was isolated in pure culture from the fluid obtained by needle aspi ration of the suppurated thyroid nodule. Surgical drainage followed by subtotal thyroidectomy was required to cure the disease. No evidence of pyriform sinus fistula was found. Suppurative thyroiditis due to Sa lmonella ubiquitous serotypes is an extremely rare condition, and infe ction to the thyroid produced by S. brandenburg is reported now for th e first time. Indeed, the isolation rate of S. brandenburg from all hu man sources is low, and this microorganism is an uncommon agent of bac teremia.