Primary tuberculosis of the thyroid gland

Ines Zendah, Hafaoua Daghfous, Sonia Ben Mrad, Fatma Tritar

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Thyroid tuberculosis is a rare disease even in countries in which tuberculosis (TB) constitutes an endemic disorder. The diagnosis is often difficult as the clinical presentation has no distinct characteristics. We report a 47-year-old woman who presented with a painful nodular swelling of the neck, confirmed by physical examination and sweating…

Thyroid tuberculosis

Konstantinos Terzidis, Panagoula Tourli, Erasmia Kiapekou, Maria Alevizaki

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Although the association of thyroid disorders with tuberculosis has been known for a long time, the diagnosis of thyroid tuberculosis is rare. Differential diagnosis can be very difficult without fine needle aspiration. The clinical course of the disease may resemble toxic goiter or acute thyroiditis or may follow a subacute or chronic pattern without specific symptomatology…