ISSN: 2167-7948
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Manjunath K
JSS Medical College and Hospital,
Mysore, Karnataka
India
Case Report
Tuberculosis of Thyroid Gland - A Rare Case Report
Author(s): Siddesh G, Girish TU, Mohammed Raza and Manjunath K
Siddesh G, Girish TU, Mohammed Raza and Manjunath K
Tuberculosis of thyroid gland is a very rare condition even though the incidence of extra pulmonary forms of tuberculosis is increasing. According to literature, frequency of thyroid tuberculosis is 0.1%–0.4%. We report a case of 66year old female patient with primary tuberculosis of thyroid gland. The diagnosis was established on histopathological examination after surgery. Patient underwent combination treatment with anti-tubercular chemotherapy
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DOI:
10.4172/2167-7948.1000103