J Korean Soc Endocrinol.
2002 Aug;17(4):572-575.
A Case with Thyroid Tuberculosis Diagnosed by Non-operative Method
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- 1Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Abstract
- Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland is extremely rare, with a few surgically removed cases having been reported. The differential diagnosis, from malignancies and other non tuberculous granulomatous lesions, is impossible clinical grounds. We experienced a case of tuberculosis of the thyroid gland with palpable thyroid nodules, in a 23 year-old female patient. She was clinical and biochemically euthyroid. US and CT scans demonstrated a low density mass in the left low lobe of the thyroid gland. An FNAB showed caseous necrosis, and AFB stains demonstrated tuberculosis bacilli. We report a case of tuberculosis of the thyroid gland, diagnosed by a non-operative method.
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