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Giant Thyroid Gland Abscess Causing Upper Airway Obstruction: A Case Report

Dagmawi Anteneh Teferi1 Department of Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ayto Addisu Negash2 Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Daniel Aman2 Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Sisay Hailu2 Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Taye Nigatu Tola1 Department of Surgery, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Yared G/Michael Tarekegn3 Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Wubhareg Anteneh Teferi4 School of Medicine and Health Science, Wolkite University, Wolkite, EthiopiaView further author information
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Pages 409-415 | Received 17 Jan 2024, Accepted 28 Apr 2024, Published online: 04 May 2024

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