J Korean Rheum Assoc.  2003 Dec;10(4):442-445.

A Case of Thyroid Abscess Caused by Salmonella Group D in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

• Hwang BY
• Kim YH
• Rho YH
• Lee YH
• Ji JD
• Song GG

Abstract

Infectious disease took the leading cause of death in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Especially Salmonella infection occurs more common in SLE patients. We report a case of thyroid abscess caused by Salmonella Group D in a patient with SLE. A patient, 29-year-old female, with SLE was admitted with a painful swelling of the left neck and diarrhea. The painful swelling of neck was revealed as an abscess of the thyroid and Salmonella Group D was isolated from the aspirated material of the thyroid abscess. The patient recovered after surgical drainage and administration of intravenous 3rd cephalosporin.

Keyword

Systemic lupus erythematosus; Salmonella; Thyroid abscess

MeSH Terms

Abscess*
Adult
Cause of Death
Communicable Diseases
Diarrhea
Drainage
Female
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*
Neck
Salmonella Infections
Salmonella*
Thyroid Gland*