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. 2013 Jul 9;2013:290843. doi: 10.1155/2013/290843

Table 2.

Review of the medical literature describing cases of the Aspergillus thyroiditis diagnosed antermortem by fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in patient over 18 years old.

Reference Year Age (years/sex) Comorbidity Thyroid function Treatment of
thyroid dysfunction
Outcome
Solary et al. [7] 1987 43/F Renal transplant recipient Euthyroid Not reported Deceased

Torres et al. [8] 1999 24/F Systemic erythematous disease, end stage renal disease Hyperthyroid Not reported Deceased

Ayala et al. [9] 2001 31/F Acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome
Hyperthyroid Atenolol Deceased

Jang et al. [10] 2004 49/F Acute lymphoblastic
leukemia
Hyperthyroid Not reported Survived

Sion et al. [4] 2004 46/M Renal transplant recipient Euthyroid
(↓ TSH)
Not reported Deceased

Sion et al. [4] 2004 49/? Renal transplant recipient Not reported Hemithyroidectomy Deceased

Elzi et al. [11] 2005 62/M Liver transplant recipient Not reported Total thyroidectomy Deceased

Matsui et al. [12] 2006 56/M Renal transplant recipient Not reported Not reported Survived

Guetgemann et al. [13] 2006 30/F Renal transplant recipient Hyperthyroid NSAIDS beta blockers Survived

Santiago et al. Current Publication 2013 20/M Myelodysplastic syndrome Euthyroid Not required Deceased