Acute thyroiditis after tooth extraction

1935 ◽  
Vol 31 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 535-535
Author(s):  
E. Auslender

Five days after tooth extraction, a 24-year-old woman developed acute inflammation of the right lobe of the thyroid gland, which after a while spontaneously healed.

1930 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-56
Author(s):  
M. M. Lyakhovitsky  

Acute thyroiditis, especially non-purulent, are very rare diseases. The first works devoted to the description of acute inflammation of the thyroid gland date back to the beginning of the last century. In the works of a number of authors (Conradi, W eitenwebe.r'a, Bauchet'a, Pi II c hod), the essence of this disease has already been successfully clarified and the difference between thyroiditis inflammation of a healthy thyroid gland and strumite inflammation of the thymus gland is firmly established. In the process of further study of this issue, a number of works appeared (Lcbert'a, Kocher'a, Mygind'a, etc.), in which, along with elucidation of a number of etiological moments that cause this disease, and a description of the pathological anatomical picture, were questioned and even the existence of primary non-suppurative thyroiditis was denied.


1996 ◽  
Vol 110 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Mesko ◽  
Julie Friedman ◽  
Harry Sendzischew ◽  
Daniel D. Nixon

AbstractClinically evident metastases to the thyroid gland are rarely found antemortem. A case of a 59-year-old woman with a history of rectal carcinoma, who presented with low back pain and a mass in the right lobe of her thyroid gland, is presented. The tumour of the thyroid was found to be metastatic adenocarcinoma from her previous rectal cancer. Other synchronous metastases were noted in her lumbar spine and kidneys.The clinical finding of metastases to the thyroid gland is rare, particularly from a colorectal primary. One must consider, however, the possibility of a tumour of the thyroid gland representing a secondary malignancy in any patient with a prior history of cancer.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ümit Yaşar Ayaz ◽  
Sevin Ayaz ◽  
Mehmet Ercüment Döğen ◽  
Arman Api

Thyroid hemiagenesis is a rare congenital anomaly in which one lobe of thyroid gland fails to develop. It is much rarer in males. There is a higher incidence of associated thyroid disorders in patients with thyroid hemiagenesis; therefore early and prompt diagnosis is important for children. We present the ultrasonographic and scintigraphic findings of thyroid hemiagenesis in an eight-year-old-boy. On ultrasonography (US), left lobe of the thyroid gland could not be demonstrated and the right lobe showed minimal hyperplasia. Its echogenicity was normal and no nodule was seen. On thyroid scintigraphy, left lobe of thyroid gland or any ectopic thyroid tissue could not be demonstrated, while the right lobe showed minimal hyperplasia. Without performing any invasive procedure, we enrolled the child in a follow-up program with the guidance of US and scintigraphy, which were effective both in making the final diagnosis of thyroid hemiagenesis and in evaluating the current status of the present thyroid tissue. In conclusion, if only one thyroid lobe is detected in a pediatric case initially with US or scintigraphy, the diagnosis of thyroid hemiagenesis should be suggested and, before any unnecessary or invasive attempt, the other complementary method (scintigraphy/US) should be performed.


1925 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hamilton Crawford ◽  
J. N. J. Hartley

1. In a series of rabbits the changes which took place in the histology of the left lobe of the thyroid gland after excision of the right lobe have been studied at varied intervals of time. 2 days after the removal of one lobe the other lobe showed a slightly increased colloid content, an increased vacuolation of the colloid, and a slight increase in the size of the epithelial cells. At the end of a week the vesicles were greatly increased in size, distended with colloid, and the epithelial cells were flattened, while after 3 to 4 months signs of compensatory hypertrophy were present. 2. The changes observed were uninfluenced by division of the vagus or cervical sympathetic.


2005 ◽  
Vol 119 (10) ◽  
pp. 828-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Motohiro Kano ◽  
Kaori Kameyama ◽  
Yasuhiro Hosoda ◽  
Kiminori Sugino ◽  
Koichi Ito

Haemangioma of the thyroid gland is extremely rare. We report a case of a cavernous haemangioma of the neck that was located both inside and outside the thyroid gland of a 21-year-old man. Ultrasonography of the neck revealed numerous calcified nodules. Computed tomography (CT) showed a large calcified soft tissue mass in the right lobe of the thyroid. Based on the imaging findings a papillary thyroid carcinoma was suspected, but examination of the surgical specimen revealed a huge cavernous haemangioma containing numerous phleboliths.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
Nuriya I. Murtazina ◽  
Elena D. Lutsai ◽  
Sofya V. Ershova

Objectives to determine the thyroid gland growth rate in the intermediate fetal period of human ontogenesis. Material and methods. The thyroid glands of 60 male and female fetuses aged from 14 to 27 weeks were the subject of this research. The material was divided according to fetus age in three groups: Group I from 14 to 18 weeks, Group II from 19 to 22 weeks and Group III from 23 to 27 weeks. Results. The study revealed the increase in all dimensions of thyroid gland related to the increase of fetus age. During the intermediate fetal period of ontogenesis, the growth varied from 19% (for the anteroposterior isthmus size) to 59% (for the right lobe height). The thyroid gland growth rate for different sex groups varied between 24% and 60% in female fetuses, in male fetuses from 20% to 57%. Besides, the thyroid lobes and isthmus of female fetuses grew at a higher rate than those of the male fetuses. The uneven growth of the anatomical structure was also registered when comparing different age groups within the intermediate fetal period. The highest rate of thyroid gland growth was observed starting from the 22nd week of fetal life; until the 19th week the growth rate ranged between 7% (isthmus) and 25% (right lobe). The study of the thyroid gland growth rate in female and male fetuses in different age groups revealed identical tendencies involving the active growth of thyroid gland dimensions starting from the 22nd week.


1976 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 60-62
Author(s):  
Lucille E. Snoop ◽  
G. T. Krishnamurthy

SummaryMorphological features of a normal thyroid gland in a geographical region where the daily iodine intake is about 1 mg are established. The mean weight of the thyroid gland is 31.3 gm with a range from 19 to 43 gm. Oblique length of the right lobe is 5.0 cm and that of the left lobe 4.8 cm. The surface area of the right and left lobes is 9.7 and 9.1 cm2, respectively. The weight of the thyroid gland calculated on the basis of the scan obtained with 99mTcO4 is quite variable and shows poor correlation (γ = 0.40) with the weight obtained on the basis of I-131 scan. It is suggested that the criteria of normalcy be established regionally based on iodine intake, and that an isotope of iodine be used in calculating the weight of thyroid gland for dosimetry purposes.


2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 659-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Zhang ◽  
Chengjiang Li

Thyroidal 99mTc uptake in the acute thyrotoxic phase of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is always inhibited. However, a patient with SAT had signs in the right-side thyroid gland with transient thyrotoxicosis and slightly high 99mTc uptake levels in the right lobe, low 99mTc uptake in the left lobe, and normal overall uptake. Histological examination showed cellular destruction and granulomatous inflammatory changes in the right lobe, with marked interstitial fibrosis in the left lobe. The patient was thyrotrophin-receptor antibody (TRAb) positive. After a short course of prednisolone, SAT-like symptoms and signs improved. TRAb-positivity resolved spontaneously after 22 months, and TSH levels were slightly low for 22 months. Levels then kept normal in the following four years. In conclusion, high 99mTc uptake by the right lobe was due to the combined effects of TRAb and left thyroid gland fibrosis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ibtissem Ben Nacef ◽  
Sabrine Mekni ◽  
Chedi Mhedhebi ◽  
Ines Riahi ◽  
Imen Rojbi ◽  
...  

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare sporadic proliferative disorder of Langerhans cells. LCH rarely involves the thyroid gland. We report herein a case of a disseminated chronic form of LCH with a diagnosis established by histological examination of the thyroid gland. It is about a 37-year-old female who underwent total thyroidectomy for a thyroid nodule of the right lobe. Histological study showed a granulomatous thyroiditis, and the immunohistochemistry study revealed a strong positivity of histiocytes for the CD1 antigen and for the S100 protein. The incidence of LCH involving the thyroid gland, either as an isolated lesion or as a part of multisystemic disease, is extremely rare.


1991 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raija M. Takalo ◽  
Hanna P. Mäkäräinen ◽  
R. Kaarina Jaakkola

Abstract. The purpose of this work was to determine by ultrasound the volume and echo structure of the thyroid gland in 13-year-old schoolchildren in northern Finland. 76 healthy schoolchildren underwent cervical ultrasound examinations during the period of Jan-Feb 1990, performed with a real-time scanner using a 7.5 MHz linear transducer and direct contact method. The volume of each lobe was calculated according to the formula for a volume of rotation ellipsoid by multiplication of maximal thickness, width and height of the lobe by the correction factor 0.479. Any focal lesion that could be distinguished in the homogenous thyroid parenchyma was assessed for echogenicity as compared with the normal thyroid gland and was measured with electronic calipers. The mean thyroid volume was 6.5±1.6 ml (mean ±sd), being 6.3±1.8 ml in the boys and 6.7± 1.4 ml in the girls. The sex difference was not significant. The right lobe was significantly larger than the left one (mean 3.7 and 2.8 ml, respectively). Thyroid volume was correlated with body weight and body surface area in both sexes. Abnormal lesions in terms of echo structure were noted in one subject (1.3%). Comparing the results with the findings reported from other countries, it can be concluded that the thyroid volume in these 13-year-old Finnish schoolchildren was about 30% less than that reported for the same age group in the FRG (with insufficient iodine intake) and about 35% more than in 13-year-old schoolchildren in Sweden (with sufficient iodine intake).


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