What to do about thyroid pain

The cause of thyroid pain needs to be determined before treatment. You can do thyroid function seven, thyroid ultrasound and blood tests to analyze the cause of thyroid pain, and if necessary, do fine needle aspiration of the thyroid gland and take a biopsy for pathological examination. If the thyroid abscess is caused by bacterial infection, cephalosporin or erythromycin can be used to fight infection, and incision and drainage can be done when the pus is ulcerated, and thyroiditis caused by viral infection can be treated with ribavirin and indomethacin. For autoimmune thyroiditis, you can use prednisone and indomethacin, and if necessary, cyclophosphamide. If the pain is caused by malignant tumor of thyroid gland, it is necessary to remove the thyroid lesion surgically as soon as possible, and consolidate the effect with iodine 131 and radiotherapy.