Candida tropicalis Thyroiditis Presenting With Thyroid Storm in a Pediatric Patient With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Issue 10 (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Niles, Denver; Boguniewicz, Juri; Shakeel, Omar; Margolin, Judith; Chelius, Daniel; Gupta, Meenal; Paul, David; King, Katherine Y.; McNeil, J. Chase
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 38:Issue 10(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: thyroiditis -- candidemia -- Candida tropicalis -- leukemia -- pediatric; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002424
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : Suppurative thyroiditis is uncommon in the pediatric population and particularly rare to be caused by fungi. We present a case of Candida tropicalis thyroiditis in an adolescent male with acute lymphocytic leukemia that led to disseminated candidiasis, thyroid storm and eventual total thyroidectomy for source control.