Petersen NK, Udholm S, Londero SC. Acute airway obstruction due to spontaneous intrathyroidal haemorrhage.
BMJ Case Rep 2021;
14:14/1/e238935. [PMID:
33431542 PMCID:
PMC7802668 DOI:
10.1136/bcr-2020-238935]
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Abstract
A woman in her mid-80's collapsed while home due to a sudden onset of swelling on her neck compromising the airway. She was intubated on-site and brought to the trauma-centre where she was diagnosed with an intrathyroidal bleeding with compression of the trachea. A subacute left sided thyroid lobectomy was performed, giving immediate relief to the displaced and compressed airway. The patient was discharged after 3 days. The final histopathological examination revealed a microfollicular adenoma with extensive bleeding.
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