Thyroidite tuberculeuse [a' propos de 3 cas]

ABSTRACT

In our country, tuberculosis, a social curse, rages on endemic mode. The thyroid localization is exceptional [0,2%] and its clinical manifestation is usually misleading. The positive diagnosis is based on presumptive elements [contagion, other localization of tuberculosis] and the certitude is based on anatomopathology and/or put BK to the fore. We report three cases of confirmed tuberculosis thyroid in endocrinology, diabetology and nutrition service during ten years. The course of illness with treatment has been marked by a rapid amendment of clinical and biological symptomatology and an entire recovery