Primary tuberculosis of the thyroid gland

Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2007 Jul-Sep;5(3):405-7.

Abstract

Tuberculosis of the thyroid is rare even where tuberculosis per se is common. We report a case of primary tuberculous goitre in a young man from mid-western Nepal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thyroid Gland / microbiology*
  • Tuberculosis, Endocrine / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Endocrine / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents