A case of thyroid tuberculosis diagnosis by FNAB associated with miliary tuberculosis / 대한내과학회지

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.