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Thyroid abscess is a rare condition which should not be omitted by the clinicians because without an adequate diagnosis and management it may cause severe complications. This paper reports an 81-years old patient with a persistent cervical fistula secondary to a thyroid abscess (Staphylococcus aureus infection) which was solved through a total right thyroid lobectomy. The case is interesting due to the rarity and the management difficulties in the context of a rare benign thyroid disorder in an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]