Aspergillus thyroiditis: First antemortem case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration culture in a pediatric stem cell transplant patient
Transplant Infectious Disease, Volume 17, No. 6, Year 2015
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Aspergillus thyroiditis (AT) has historically been considered a postmortem diagnosis in immunocompromised patients; most have disseminated disease. This report summarizes the clinical challenge of diagnosing AT. It also highlights the value of the early use of thyroid fine-needle aspiration culture and the need for a high index of suspicion to reach the final diagnosis before disease dissemination.