Primary tuberculosis of thyroid

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) of the thyroid gland, either in its primary or secondary form, is an extremely rare occurrence. It is infrequent even in countries with high incidence and prevalence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB. We report here a case of primary tuberculosis of thyroid presenting to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of otolaryngology 2015-11, Vol.36 (6), p.808-809
Hauptverfasser:	Varghese, Ashish, MS (ORL), Suneha, Swati, MBBS, Shaha, Ashok, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Cellular biology Female Gangrene Humans Middle Aged Otolaryngology Patients Surgery Thyroid Diseases - diagnosis Thyroid Diseases - microbiology Thyroid Diseases - therapy Thyroidectomy Thyroiditis - microbiology Thyroiditis - therapy Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - diagnosis Tuberculosis - therapy Ultrasonic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) of the thyroid gland, either in its primary or secondary form, is an extremely rare occurrence. It is infrequent even in countries with high incidence and prevalence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB. We report here a case of primary tuberculosis of thyroid presenting to us with sudden onset thyroid swelling since 20 days.
ISSN:	0196-0709 1532-818X
DOI:	10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.07.007