Thyroid Tuberculosis in a Child: A Rare Entity

Journal of Laboratory Physicians

卷:6

Anita Bodh¹  Suman S Chandel¹  Neelam Sharma¹  Lalita Negi¹ 

[1] Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India;

关键词: acid fast bacilli;    thyroid;    tuberculosis;   

DOI  :  10.4103/0974-2727.129090

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Thyroid tuberculosis is a rare disease even in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. Clinically tuberculosis is not often suspected in cases of thyroid nodule or swelling. We report a case of 11 years female child who presented with a thyroid swelling. Fine-needle aspiration cytology revealed caseating epithelioid granulomas and acid fast bacilli. Patient improved with antitubercular drugs. Tuberculosis may be considered as differential diagnosis of thyroid swelling.

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