Tuberculosis of the Thyroid Gland Presented as a Rapid Enlargement of a Preexisting Goiter

Thyroid involvement with tuberculosis is an uncommon condition even in endemic countries. As its clinical presentation is not specific, diagnosis is often difficult and requires histopathological confirmation. Herein we report an observation of secondary tuberculosis of the thyroid gland in a woman...

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Main Authors: Ibtissem Oueslati, Imen Sakka, Olfa Ismail, Ines Akrout, Adel Marghli, Melika Chihaoui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4369531