Korean J Med.
2003 Nov;65(Suppl 3):S757-S761.
A case of thyroid tuberculosis diagnosis by FNAB associated with miliary tuberculosis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. sygm@wonju.yonsei.ac.kr
Abstract
- Thyroid tuberculosis is rare. We experienced case of a 50-year-old woman with tuberculosis of the thyroid associated with miliary tuberculosis. She complained of chronic cough and weight loss. She was clinically and biochemically euthyroid. Thyroid sonogram demonstrated 3 2 cm sized heterogenous echogenic mass on upper pole of the left lobe of thyroid with calcification. Fine needle aspiration biopsy showed epithelioid granuloma in the caseous necrosis and acid-fast bacilli. She took antituberculous agents. One month later, radiologic finding improved and thyroid mass decreased also.
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