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A case of tuberculosis of the thyroid gland

Puri MM 1 , Dougall P 2 , Arora VK 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 M M Puri, MD. L.R.S. Institute of Tuberculosis and Allied Disease, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi- 110030 India
  • 2 P Dougall, DRM. Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation, Sita Ram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research, New Delhi-110016, India
  • 3 V K Arora, MD. L.R.S. Institute of Tuberculosis and Allied Diseases, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110030, India
Med J Malaysia, 2002 Jun;57(2):237-9.
PMID: 24326661

Abstract

We report a case of tuberculosis of the thyroid gland associated with mediastinal lymphadenitis in a 30 years-old male, who presented with dysphagia and a mid line anterior neck swelling. Fine needle aspiration was positive for acid fast bacilli. He made an uneventful recovery with antituberculous drugs. Although seldom observed, tuberculosis should be kept in mind in te differential diagnisis of nodular lesions of the thyroid.

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