Is a honeycomb-shaped thyroid gland serious?

The presence of a honeycomb pattern in the thyroid gland is often indicative of acute inflammatory changes in the thyroid gland. In this case, whether the patient’s condition is serious or not is generally an objective analysis based on the patient’s clinical symptoms. A. If the patient has subacute thyroiditis, the thyroid gland is honeycombed. The patient may have swelling and pain in the neck and limited activity. The patient can be given oral swelling and pain, diclofenac sodium capsule and local topical application of Ruyi Jinhuang cream to reduce the symptoms of swelling and pain in the neck faster. At this time, the patient’s condition is not serious. Second, if the patient has formed cellular changes due to the thyroid gland accompanied by local abscess, at this time the patient may have chills, high fever and other symptoms of systemic toxicity, and the tension of the neck is obviously elevated, which may cause pressure on the trachea and esophagus and the performance of respiratory difficulty. In this case, the patient’s condition is relatively serious, and it is necessary to perform abscess puncture and drainage under ultrasound guidance, reduce local pressure, and strengthen anti-infection treatment, in order to relieve the patient’s clinical symptoms more quickly.