Acute thyroiditis is generally acute suppurative thyroid inflammation, a non-specific infectious disease of the thyroid gland, caused by pathogens such as bacteria, fungi or viruses. It should be treated promptly after diagnosis, and the main treatments include anti-infective treatment and surgical treatment. Appropriate treatment should be chosen under the guidance of physicians.
1. Anti-infective treatment: broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, cefuroxime, moxifloxacin, etc., can be used in the early stage of the disease after the diagnosis is clear, and then the type of antibiotics can be adjusted according to the results of the culture of pathogens and drug sensitivity test. For patients with combined congenital anomalies or other underlying diseases, it is recommended that antibiotics should be applied for 2~3 weeks as it is more difficult to control the infection.
2. Surgical treatment: When abscess is formed locally in the thyroid gland, it should be incised and drained promptly while strengthening anti-infection treatment. Secondly, for patients who are found to have a fistula in the pearly fossa by endoscopic examination of the throat, surgical treatment should be carried out to remove the fistula after the acute thyroiditis subsides.
In conclusion, acute thyroiditis should be highly suspected when symptoms such as fever, chills, and goiter tenderness occur. You should go to the hospital in time, do blood routine, thyroid function, thyroid ultrasound and puncture and other tests to clarify the diagnosis, and then under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.