# Infection of an endocrine gland

- Category: chronic
- Review status: reviewed (every claim checked against a document named on this page)
- Sources: De Quervain Thyroiditis - StatPearls (NCBI Bookshelf NBK526066) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526066/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class TD01 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
- Verified date: 2026-08

## Verified against

- No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care

## Treatment metadata

- No drug therapy in primary care (Referral & Advice)

## Complete treatment card

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INFECTION OF AN ENDOCRINE GLAND
Sources: De Quervain Thyroiditis - StatPearls (NCBI Bookshelf NBK526066) -
         https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526066/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification
         of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class TD01 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose -
         referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
Review status: REVIEWED against the source listed above  (2026-08)

1. NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (REFERRAL & ADVICE)    [1st line]
   Adult    A rare, nonspecific category (mainly acute suppurative thyroiditis); primary care should
            recognise and refer promptly since these are uncommon but can be serious. - Refer, with
            advice
   Peds     Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is
            implied.
   Source   No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
   Why      A rare, nonspecific category (mainly acute suppurative thyroiditis); primary care should
            recognise and refer promptly since these are uncommon but can be serious.
   Caution  Acute suppurative thyroiditis with fever, neck swelling, and systemic illness is a
            surgical/endocrine emergency.
            Rare in Egyptian primary care.
            No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and
            referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.

Prices are indicative (dataset snapshot 2026-06); verify with the pharmacy.
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