A Case with Thyroid Tuberculosis Diagnosed by Non-operative Method / 대한내분비학회지
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
; : 572-575, 2002.
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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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Main subject:
Thyroid Gland
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Tuberculosis
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Thyroid Nodule
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Coloring Agents
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Necrosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
Year:
2002
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Article