• Medicina · Mar 2023

    Case Reports

    A Case of Diffuse Thyroid Hematoma after Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration.

    • Jong Gyu Lee, Young-Soo Chang, and Bo Young Kim.
    • Departments of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul 01757, Republic of Korea.
    • Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Mar 31; 59 (4).

    AbstractUltrasound-guided fine needle aspiration is an easy, safe, and efficient method of diagnosing thyroid diseases. Recent guidelines and studies have demonstrated that this test has a low incidence of complications; thus, most guidelines do not provide recommendations for post-exam care. However, the risk of serious and fatal bleeding in selected patients with bleeding tendency exists. Although screening tests for coagulation are not always necessary, a thorough assessment of past medical history needs to be made to identify disorders affecting coagulation function and bleeding risk factors, such as the use of antithrombotic drugs. This is a case report of a 70-year-old female patient who continued to take edoxaban and suffered bilateral thyroid hematoma a few hours after ultrasound-guided thyroid fine needle aspiration. The patient successfully recovered after undergoing conservative treatment.

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